Explore Sicilian through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like italian. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sicilian in a sentence
Related words
Sicilian meaning
Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.
Synonyms of Sicilian
Using Sicilian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.
- Useful related words include: italian region, italian.
- In the example corpus, sicilian often appears in combinations such as: the sicilian, and sicilian, sicilian mafia.
Context around Sicilian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sicilian
- In this selection, "sicilian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, traditional, neapolitan, introduce, style, cart and baroque stand out and add context to how "sicilian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in the sicilian town of and a traditional sicilian cart the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sicilian" sits close to words such as airwaves, ames and antidote, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sicilian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Riggio convinced his father to introduce Sicilian pies and calzones in 1988. (12 words)
Sicilian Baroque Syracuse Cathedral main The Sicilian Baroque has a unique architectural identity. (13 words)
Sicilian-style pizza can veer dangerously into "loaf of bread" territory, but not this one. (15 words)
Comprised of Sicilian sesame (or Italian) bread, garlic aioli, spicy olive filling and a mix of deli meats and cheeses, it's exactly what you want after a day drinking hurricanes while watching the Mardi Gras floats go by. (39 words)
Motisi is known in Sicilian dialect as 'U Pacchiuni' or the Fatman and was involved in the 1985 killing of two policemen where more than 200 shots were fired from a machine gun. (33 words)
The fearsome Cosa Nostra wanted to use her successful health clinic business in the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano – the heartland of his empire – to launder and raise funds for families of jailed mobsters. (33 words)
But you can let the Tunisian neroli, Italian bergamot, and Sicilian lemon notes in this perfume make you feel like you're there in spirit, which is basically the same thing, right? (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A traditional Sicilian cart The Sicilian cart is an ornate, colorful style of horse or donkey-drawn cart native to Sicily.
Sicilian Baroque Syracuse Cathedral main The Sicilian Baroque has a unique architectural identity.
Around the country today, there are restaurants (and also sometimes food trucks or stands) specializing in more-or-less authentic Neapolitan-, Sicilian-, even Argentinean-style pizza.
But you can let the Tunisian neroli, Italian bergamot, and Sicilian lemon notes in this perfume make you feel like you're there in spirit, which is basically the same thing, right?
Carabinieri police stand guard near the hideout of Matteo Messina Denaro after he was arrested in the Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara, Italy, January 17, 2023.
Comprised of Sicilian sesame (or Italian) bread, garlic aioli, spicy olive filling and a mix of deli meats and cheeses, it's exactly what you want after a day drinking hurricanes while watching the Mardi Gras floats go by.
Debora Romano and Emanuele Santoro always had a special place in their hearts for Sicilian restaurant Mancia, as it was previously owned by family members in the area.
Detailing what the pizza recipe entails, he explains: 'Altoona-style pizza is a Sicilian-style pizza (though they might be offended to hear that).
For the first time ever at a Dubbo Poultry Club Show, two new breeds were in attendance - a Sicilian Buttercup and a Sumatra chicken.
His capture has upended a years-long critique of the Sicilian state's inability to penetrate its criminal members and crime syndicates.
I was torn between options once again, but Doug swooped on the Sicilian cannoli (£6), as well as an espresso (£2.40) which helped me out a bit.
Messina Denaro, the convicted head of the Sicilian Cosa Nostra Mafia, was captured by police in January after three decades on the run.
Motisi is known in Sicilian dialect as 'U Pacchiuni' or the Fatman and was involved in the 1985 killing of two policemen where more than 200 shots were fired from a machine gun.
Prosecutors said the crime syndicate grew in power as the influence of the Sicilian Mafia declined.
Riggio convinced his father to introduce Sicilian pies and calzones in 1988.
Sicilian-style pizza can veer dangerously into "loaf of bread" territory, but not this one.
Taking on the look of the television show White Lotus Season 2, the evening will have a Sicilian style with a hint of decadence.
The fearsome Cosa Nostra wanted to use her successful health clinic business in the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano – the heartland of his empire – to launder and raise funds for families of jailed mobsters.
The Italian government hopes the facility in the Sicilian port city of Pozallo will accelerate the processing of asylum claims.
The Siege of Syracuse was a real Roman attack on the Sicilian city of Syracuse that unfolded over the course of 213 to 212 BC.
Common combinations with sicilian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sicilian 53×
- and sicilian 9×
- sicilian mafia 9×
- of sicilian 8×
- in sicilian 8×
- sicilian and 7×
- with sicilian 5×
- sicilian vespers 5×
- traditional sicilian 4×
- sicilian baroque 4×