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syracuse

 

  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Syracuse  \Syr"a*cuse\,  n. 
  A  red  wine  of  Italy. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Syracuse 
  n  1:  a  city  in  central  New  York  [syn:  {Syracuse}] 
  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}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  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. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Syracuse,  that  draws  violently




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