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palermo

/pəˈlɛɹmoʊ/

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What does palermo mean?

proper noun

  1. A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
  2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
  3. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Butte County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  3. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  4. A town in Oswego County, New York.
  5. A minor city in Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  6. A habitational surname
  7. (historical) A former province of Sicily, Italy.

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IPA pronunciation

/pəˈlɛɹmoʊ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Would white and pink beans do well on the red orange land at Palermo with plenty of water?
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
The king, instead of re-establishing order at Naples by his presence, speedily returned to Palermo, to indulge in his favourite amusements.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
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The Dictator was accessible to every one at his house at Palermo, and the marvel is that he managed to escape assassination.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368
For the discovery that the relics of St. Rosaria at Palermo are simply the bones of a goat, see Gordon, Life of Buckland, pp.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
With these data, the ratio of the height to the circumference would be only a seventy-second; but I find on tracing a curve through Catania, Palermo, Bronte, and Piemonte, only 62 miles in circumference, according to the best maps.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322