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Sicilians | Sicilian

Sicilians meaning

plural of Sicilian

Using Sicilians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Sicilian
  • In the example corpus, sicilians often appears in combinations such as: the sicilians, sicilians had, by sicilians.

Context around Sicilians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 1× old 1× christian 1×

Often after:

allowed 1× generally 1× now 1× eat 1×

Sentence patterns with Sicilians

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accepted by sicilians 1× although the sicilians generally translated 1× and the sicilians had begun 1× blamed by sicilians for tolerating 1× first non sicilians i come 1× government the sicilians had been 1× iv the sicilians had rejected 1× of old sicilians would apparently 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

academics who have 1× although the sicilians 1× his armies intervened 1× however tensions between 1× outside the church 1× previously under martin 1×

Common sentence endings:

30 august 1282 1× accepted by sicilians 1× and become citizens 1× begun to rise 1× charles of anjou 1× during my stay 1×

Words around Sicilians

Just before it in the word index:

siciliano 6 siciliani 2 sicilian 150 sicilia 12 sichuan 86 sichone 4

Just after it in the word index:

sicilies 8 sicillian 2 sicily 333 sicinius 3 sick 3.093 sickbay 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Sicilians

  • In this selection, "sicilians" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, old, christian, allowed, generally and now stand out and add context to how "sicilians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accepted by sicilians and although the sicilians generally translated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sicilians" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sicilians

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His armies intervened in Zirid Ifriqiya, removing the Christian Sicilians by 1160. (12 words)

However, tensions between the Aragonese and the Sicilians had begun to rise. (12 words)

Sicilians eat large quantities of street food; very famous are the arancini (a form of deep-fried rice croquettes ). (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The arrival of Alexios Komnenos Bryennios with some ships failed to retrieve the Byzantine position. d The naval battle was decided in favour of the Sicilians, while John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios (along with four Byzantine ships) were captured. (39 words)

Sicilians also enjoy outdoor festivals, held in the local square or piazza where live music and dancing are performed on stage, and food fairs or sagre are set up in booths lining the square. (34 words)

The Sicilians had elected Peter III of Aragon as their king and sought papal confirmation, in vain, though they were willing to reconfirm Sicily as a vassal state of the papacy. (31 words)

Question examples

Why were Portuguese and Sicilians allowed to come to the US at a time when only whites were allowed to immigrate and become citizens? (24 words)

Example sentences (15)

Academics who have studied the community say that the Tamils’ devotion to Rosalia has provided a way to legitimize themselves and to be accepted by Sicilians.

Staying on shore and in the shade, I chat to a family on holiday from Emilia-Romagna, the first non-Sicilians I come across during my stay.

Why were Portuguese and Sicilians allowed to come to the US at a time when only whites were allowed to immigrate and become citizens?

Sicily – Dried bull penis… In days of old, Sicilians would apparently cure hangovers with dried bull penis, which was said to restore virility.

Although the Sicilians generally translated directly from the Greek, when Greek texts were not available, they would translate from Arabic.

His armies intervened in Zirid Ifriqiya, removing the Christian Sicilians by 1160.

However, tensions between the Aragonese and the Sicilians had begun to rise.

On the other hand, he did not approve of the tyrannical government the Sicilians had been subject to under Charles of Anjou.

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Outside the church, the politicians who attended were jeered and spat on, and blamed by Sicilians for tolerating the Mafia for so long.

Previously, under Martin IV, the Sicilians had rejected the rule of Charles of Anjou, taking Peter III of Aragon as their king without the consent and approval of the Pope.

Rejected by the Pope, the Sicilians now appealed to King Peter and Queen Constance; he duly accepted, and landed at Trapani on 30 August 1282.

Sicilians also enjoy outdoor festivals, held in the local square or piazza where live music and dancing are performed on stage, and food fairs or sagre are set up in booths lining the square.

Sicilians eat large quantities of street food; very famous are the arancini (a form of deep-fried rice croquettes ).

The arrival of Alexios Komnenos Bryennios with some ships failed to retrieve the Byzantine position. d The naval battle was decided in favour of the Sicilians, while John Doukas and Alexios Bryennios (along with four Byzantine ships) were captured.

The Sicilians had elected Peter III of Aragon as their king and sought papal confirmation, in vain, though they were willing to reconfirm Sicily as a vassal state of the papacy.

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Common combinations with sicilians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sicilians" in a sentence?
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What does "sicilians" mean?
Sicilians means: plural of Sicilian
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