单词 | palermitan |
释义 | Palermitann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Sicilian town or province of Palermo. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Italians > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Italy > Sicily > towns of argosine1559 Syracusan1611 Syracusiana1616 Palermitan1647 1647 Moderate Intelligencer No. 124. 1191 Certain Palermitans being awhile ago fled, instead of refuge, have found an imprisonment. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 279 There is a great emulation and enmity between the Palermitans and Messanese, which involves the whole Island. 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. I. 80 The Palermitans are all fond of music. 1839 H. T. Tuckerman Isabel 171 Bagaria, in the environs, was a favorite resort of the wealthy Palermitans. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 6 July 4/2 The editor..is a Palermitan, and his family is the Sicilian branch of the Roman Colonnas. 1936 G. F.-H. Berkeley & J. Berkeley Italy in Making II. xxii. 339 Even in Sicily, La Masa and his Palermitans would rise against Ferdinand with shouts of ‘Viva Pio Nono!’ 2001 Independent 10 Apr. ii. 4/1 Outside various churches and standing next to assorted Palermitans, was not a sensibly attired traveller; but Ken Shabby's brother. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Palermo. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Sicily Syracusan1576 Syracusiana1616 Palermitan1835 1835 N. P. Willis Pencillings I. xxi. 257 The oddity of the Palermitan style of building struck me forcibly. 1847 J. H. Newman Let. 25 Aug. (1962) XII. 109 There was a Palermitan father at dinner... He has warmly invited us to Palermo. 1914 E. Wharton Let. 1 May (1988) 321 With a tired hand & a tireder hotel pen I must send you a rapid word of thanks for your Palermitan letter. 1961 Times 14 Jan. 9/2 Palermo's cathedral church..is in its own way more typically ‘palermitan’ than them all. 2001 Economist (Nexis) 7 July A leading Palermitan expert on the Mafia says that barely a decade ago it held influence over..between 70 and 80 members of the two legislatures in Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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