Sicilian

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to Sicily, its people, culture, or language

   The restaurant specializes in traditional Sicilian cooking.

2. 2
   noun

   a native or inhabitant of Sicily

   As a Sicilian, she grew up surrounded by several regional dialects.

3. 3
   noun

   the Sicilian Defense, a chess opening beginning with 1 e4 c5

   He answered the king's pawn opening with a Sicilian.

From Latin Sicilia ("Sicily") + English -an. The adjective and demonym refer to the Mediterranean island and its people; the chess sense abbreviates Sicilian Defense, an opening analyzed by Italian players and associated by name with Sicily.

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