English to afrikaans meaning of

sicily

Sicilië is 'n groot eiland in die Middellandse See, geleë suid van Italië. Dit is 'n outonome streek van Italië en is die grootste eiland in die Middellandse See. Die woord "Sicilië" kom van die Latynse woord "Sicilia", wat op sy beurt van die Griekse woord "Sikelia" kom, wat "die land van die Sikels" beteken, 'n antieke volk wat die eiland bewoon het.

Synonyms

  1. sicilia

Sentence Examples

  1. These baskets contained four pyramids of most splendid fruit there were Sicily pine-apples, pomegranates from Malaga, oranges from the Balearic Isles, peaches from France, and dates from Tunis.
  2. Likewise, in the island of Sicily, there have been found leg-bones and arm-bones so large that their size makes it plain that their owners were giants, and as tall as great towers geometry puts this fact beyond a doubt.
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