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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a city in central New York;

2. a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC;
[syn: Syracuse, Siracusa]

3. the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes);
[syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]

4. the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse;
[syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syracuse \Syr"a*cuse\, n. A red wine of Italy. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Syracuse n 1: a city in central New York 2: a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC [syn: Syracuse, Siracusa] 3: the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes) [syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse] 4: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse [syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Syracuse a city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was distinguished for its magnitude and splendour. It is now a small town of some 13,000 inhabitants.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Syracuse, that draws violently
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 172 Housing Units (2000): 82 Land area (2000): 0.380630 sq. miles (0.985828 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.380630 sq. miles (0.985828 sq. km) FIPS code: 72106 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 38.669904 N, 92.874911 W ZIP Codes (1990): 65354 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, MO Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 1762 Housing Units (2000): 798 Land area (2000): 0.937902 sq. miles (2.429154 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.937902 sq. miles (2.429154 sq. km) FIPS code: 48235 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.658626 N, 96.183207 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68446 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, NE Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, NY -- U.S. city in New York Population (2000): 147306 Housing Units (2000): 68192 Land area (2000): 25.090575 sq. miles (64.984287 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.550830 sq. miles (1.426644 sq. km) Total area (2000): 25.641405 sq. miles (66.410931 sq. km) FIPS code: 73000 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 43.046899 N, 76.144423 W ZIP Codes (1990): 13202 13203 13204 13205 13206 13207 13208 13210 13219 13224 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, NY Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 879 Housing Units (2000): 423 Land area (2000): 0.922537 sq. miles (2.389359 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.032886 sq. miles (0.085175 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.955423 sq. miles (2.474534 sq. km) FIPS code: 76050 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 38.999757 N, 81.972829 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, OH Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 3038 Housing Units (2000): 1380 Land area (2000): 1.608684 sq. miles (4.166472 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.308865 sq. miles (0.799956 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.917549 sq. miles (4.966428 sq. km) FIPS code: 74744 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 41.423389 N, 85.749887 W ZIP Codes (1990): 46567 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, IN Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 1824 Housing Units (2000): 830 Land area (2000): 1.327529 sq. miles (3.438284 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.327529 sq. miles (3.438284 sq. km) FIPS code: 69850 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 37.982938 N, 101.751224 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67878 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, KS Syracuse
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Syracuse, UT -- U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 9398 Housing Units (2000): 2601 Land area (2000): 8.710370 sq. miles (22.559755 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.710370 sq. miles (22.559755 sq. km) FIPS code: 74810 Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49 Location: 41.084167 N, 112.063426 W ZIP Codes (1990): 84075 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Syracuse, UT Syracuse