syracuse

Noun

• the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

• the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)

• a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC

• a city in central New York

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Syracuse , siege of Syracuse , Siracusa