Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

proper noun

A former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Palermo and Naples between 1816 and 1861, covering Sicily and most of the present-day Mezzogiorno.

Similar
Two SiciliesSicilyKingdom of NaplesNaples
OriginItalian Regno delle Due Sicilie ← Latin Regnum Utriusque Siciliae →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  1. historicalA former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Palermo and Naples between 1816 and 1861, covering Sicily and most of the present-day Mezzogiorno.

    Synonyms: Two Sicilies, Sicily, Kingdom of Naples, Naples

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former kingdom in southern Italy with its capital at Palermo and Naples between 1816 and 1861, covering Sicily and most of the present-day Mezzogiorno.

Similar
Two SiciliesSicilyKingdom of NaplesNaples
Also see
kingdom of naplesnaplessicilytwo sicilies

Origin

  1. LatinRegnum Utriusque Siciliae
  2. ItalianRegno delle Due Sicilie
  3. EnglishKingdom of the Two Sicilies

A calque of Italian Regno delle Due Sicilie and Latin Regnum Utriusque Siciliae, both named in reference to the 1816 creation of the state as the personal union of the Kingdom of Sicily before Faro (the Kingdom of Naples, by its formal name), and the Kingdom of Sicily beyond Faro (the Kingdom of Sicily proper).

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Translations

French Royaume des Deux-Siciles
  • Royaume des Deux-Sicileshistorical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
German Königreich beider Sizilien
  • Königreich beider Sizilienhistorical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
Hindi दो सिसिली राज्य
  • दो सिसिली राज्य (do sisilī rājya)historical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
Italian Regno delle Due Sicilie
  • Regno delle Due Siciliehistorical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
Latin Regnum Utriusque Siciliae
  • Regnum Utriusque Siciliaehistorical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
Romanian Regatul celor Două Sicilii
  • Regatul celor Două Siciliihistorical kingdom covering Sicily and that part of the Italian peninsula south of the Papal States
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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