SICILIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sicilian mean? 

• SICILIAN (noun)
  The noun SICILIAN has 1 sense:

1. a resident of Sicily

  Familiarity information: SICILIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• SICILIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SICILIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily

  Familiarity information: SICILIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SICILIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A resident of Sicily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Sicilian" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Sicilian"):

mafioso (a member of the Sicilian Mafia)

Holonyms ("Sicilian" is a member of...):

Sicilia; Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)

Derivation:

Sicilian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily)

• SICILIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Sicily or the people of Sicily

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the Sicilian Mafia

Pertainym:

Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)

Derivation:

Sicilian (a resident of Sicily)

Sicily (the largest island in the Mediterranean)