Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northwest Sicily, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Founded by Phoenicians c. eighth century BC, it later became a Carthaginian military base and was conquered by Rome in 254–253. The Arabs held the city from AD 831 until 1072, when it became capital of the independent kingdom of Sicily (until 1194).
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- proper noun A province of
Sicily ,Italy . - proper noun The capital city of the province of Palermo and of Sicily.
- proper noun A district of
Buenos Aires ,Argentina .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
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Examples
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Olivia Palermo is on the other side of Joe, attracting most of the cameras.
Una LaMarche: Crashing Fashion Week: Part One Una LaMarche 2010
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The pope told those gathered how he is aware that in Palermo, and in the whole of Sicily there is no lack of difficulties and problems.
Pope Tells People of Sicily not to Fear Organized Crime 2010
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I first attended the 2002 meeting in Palermo, Sicily, where the challenge of the mafia was close at hand.
Katherine Marshall: Creating Peace In War Zones: The Roman Catholic Community Of Sant'Egidio Katherine Marshall 2010
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The court in Palermo agreed with prosecutors that the chain of events that led to the crash began when a wrong part was installed in the ill-fated plane, a Franco-Italian ATR 72.
Compare and contrast Captain Chesley Sullenberger and Captain Chafik Gharby Not a sheep 2009
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The pope told those gathered how he is aware that in Palermo, and in the whole of Sicily there is no lack of difficulties and problems.
Pope Tells People of Sicily not to Fear Organized Crime 2010
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The 30-man squad also includes four forwards to team up with Messi: Gonzalo Higuain, Diego Milito, Martin Palermo and Carlos Tevez.
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NEIGHBORHOODS: PALERMO Palermo is a large neighborhood that is divided into sub-districts and features one of the nicest parks in Buenos Aires, Parque Tres de Febrero.
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We were told the dog-walkers were usually found only in Palermo and Recoleta, but here's a dog-walker in Olivos --
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The list of rules emerged from documents seized after the arrest of Salvatore Lo Piccolo, 65, at a secret mob meeting in Palermo, along with his son Sandro, 32, and two other godfathers.
Archive 2007-11-04 Bill Crider 2007
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However both of Boca Juniors striker Rodrigo Palacio the Clausura tournament top scorers with 12 goals and Martin Palermo 11 goals in Torneo de Apertura.
Archive 2007-11-01 Azmie aka switch image 2007
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