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Syracuse definition

Syra·cuse (sir′ə kyo̵̅o̅s′, -kyo̵̅o̅z′)

  1. Etymology: after the seaport in Sicily

    city in central N.Y.: pop. 147,000
  2. seaport on the SE coast of Sicily: in ancient times, a Greek city-state: pop. 126,000

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