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Siceliot

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Σικελιώτης (Sikeliṓtēs).[1]

Noun

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Siceliot (plural Siceliots)

  1. A member of the colonies of immigrant Greeks in Sicily, who gradually became assimilated with the native Siculi.
  2. A Greek settler in Sicily; a Siculian.

References

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  1. ^ “Siceliot, n. and adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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