Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sicilia

/sɪˈsɪljə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: si-cil-ia
IPA: /sɪˈsɪljə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of the Roman Empire (consisting of the island of Sicily).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin Sicilia, from Ancient Greek Σικελία (Sikelía), from Σίκελος (Síkelos, “Sicel”), the name of the Sicel people. Doublet of Sicily.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Sicilia, Σικελία

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

pedophilia ilya brasilia shelia eosinophilia juvenilia

Questions

How do you pronounce sicilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈsɪljə/.
What does sicilia mean?: A province of the Roman Empire (consisting of the island of Sicily).
Where does sicilia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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