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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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]

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



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

siege of Syracuse
    n 1: 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]
    2: the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually
       won by Syracuse [syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]