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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]