Get to know Syracusan better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning.
Syracusan meaning
- Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
- Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, New York, United States.
Using Syracusan
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. | Of, from or relating to the city of Syracuse, New York, United States.
- In the example corpus, syracusan often appears in combinations such as: the syracusan, syracusan cavalry.
Context around Syracusan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Syracusan
- In this selection, "syracusan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trained, cavalry, democracy and expedition stand out and add context to how "syracusan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by the syracusan general hicetas and highly trained syracusan cavalry. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "syracusan" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with syracusan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dionysius was besieged in Syracuse by the Syracusan general Hicetas in 344 BC. (13 words)
Agathocles restored the Syracusan democracy on his death bed and did not want his sons to succeed him as king. (20 words)
His Spanish and Syracusan allies led the way wearing golden wreaths; they were granted Roman citizenship and lands in Sicily. (20 words)
Chios, the greatest and most powerful of the original members of the Delian League save Athens, was the last to revolt, and in the aftermath of the Syracusan Expedition enjoyed success for several years, inspiring all of Ionia to revolt. (40 words)
Cavalry was limited to about 30 horses, which proved to be no match for the large and highly trained Syracusan cavalry. (21 words)
Agathocles restored the Syracusan democracy on his death bed and did not want his sons to succeed him as king. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
Agathocles restored the Syracusan democracy on his death bed and did not want his sons to succeed him as king.
Cavalry was limited to about 30 horses, which proved to be no match for the large and highly trained Syracusan cavalry.
Chios, the greatest and most powerful of the original members of the Delian League save Athens, was the last to revolt, and in the aftermath of the Syracusan Expedition enjoyed success for several years, inspiring all of Ionia to revolt.
Dionysius was besieged in Syracuse by the Syracusan general Hicetas in 344 BC.
His Spanish and Syracusan allies led the way wearing golden wreaths; they were granted Roman citizenship and lands in Sicily.
The Syracusan cavalry rode them down mercilessly, eventually killing or enslaving all who were left of the mighty Athenian fleet.
Common combinations with syracusan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: