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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a city in central New York;

2. a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC;
[syn: Syracuse, Siracusa]

3. the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes);
[syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]

4. the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse;
[syn: Syracuse, siege of Syracuse]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syracuse \Syr"a*cuse\, n.
   A red wine of Italy.
   [1913 Webster]


Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Syracuse
a city on the south-east coast of Sicily, where Paul landed and
remained three days when on his way to Rome (Acts 28:12). It was
distinguished for its magnitude and splendour. It is now a small
town of some 13,000 inhabitants.


Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Syracuse, that draws violently


U.S. Gazetteer (1990):

Syracuse, IN (town, FIPS 74744)
  Location: 41.42321 N, 85.74905 W
  Population (1990): 2729 (1235 housing units)
  Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 46567
Syracuse, KS (city, FIPS 69850)
  Location: 37.98112 N, 101.75144 W
  Population (1990): 1606 (819 housing units)
  Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 67878
Syracuse, MO (city, FIPS 72106)
  Location: 38.66919 N, 92.87574 W
  Population (1990): 185 (78 housing units)
  Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 65354
Syracuse, NE (city, FIPS 48235)
  Location: 40.66179 N, 96.18286 W
  Population (1990): 1646 (740 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68446
Syracuse, NY (city, FIPS 73000)
  Location: 43.04106 N, 76.14407 W
  Population (1990): 163860 (71502 housing units)
  Area: 65.0 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 13202, 13203, 13204, 13205, 13206, 13207, 13208, 13210, 13219, 13224
Syracuse, OH (village, FIPS 76050)
  Location: 38.99968 N, 81.97297 W
  Population (1990): 827 (359 housing units)
  Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Syracuse, UT (city, FIPS 74810)
  Location: 41.09615 N, 112.05744 W
  Population (1990): 4658 (1209 housing units)
  Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 84075