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Syracusian
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English
Etymology
From en Syracuse -ian.
Adjective
Of or relating to Syracuse.
w:Alexis Petridis Shabazz Palaces: Lese Majesty review – spectacular, way-out hip-hop https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/24/shabazz-palaces-lese-majesty-review 2014-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140725121356/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/24/shabazz-palaces-lese-majesty-review 25 July 2014 They've identified a reference to the ancient Syracusian practice of banishment known as petalism, and what may or may not be a reference to efilism, a branch of the antinatalist philosophical position advanced by Schopenhauer, but what any of that has to do with the lyrics' subsequent allusions to Moby-Dick seems pretty open to question.
Noun
A native or resident of Syracuse.
en Archimedes in the 21st Century: Proceedings of a World Conference at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Chris Rorres 2017 w:Birkhäuser 3319580590 Archimedes the Military Engineer Larrie D. Ferreiro “213 BCE: Archimedes and the Defense-in-Depth of Syracuse Against the Romans” 24–25 These sambucae would only be able to attack where the rocky coast was deep enough to allow it to come right up to the seawall, so that they could lean their ladders against the wall, allowing Roman troops to assault by escalade. Surrounding the sambucae were the quinqueremes with archers and javelineers on deck, who would provide fire support against the defending Syracusians (Figure 4).