Meanings
proper nounSyracuse (countable and uncountable, plural Syracuses)
plural Syracuses
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Morgan County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA city in Otoe County, Nebraska.
- countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Onondaga County, New York.
City governments have joined in by deactivating the cameras or canceling contracts with Flock in Fort Collins, Colorado; Eugene, Oregon; Madison, Wisconsin; Knoxville, Tennessee; Syracuse, New York; and Walla Walla, Washington.
2026 July 30, T.M. Brown, “Flock cameras are getting mobbed”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2026 - abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Syracuse University (in New York).
- countableuncountableA village in Sutton Township, Meigs County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA city in Davis County, Utah.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Italian.
nounSyracuse (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of red wine.
Origin
- ItalianSiracusa
- Phoenician𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇“to feel ill”
- Ancient GreekΣυρᾱ́κουσαι
- LatinSyrācūsae
- FrenchSyracuse
- EnglishSyracuse
Borrowed from French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.
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Afrikaans Sirakuse
- Sirakusecity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι
- Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Arabic سِرْقُوسَة, سِيرَاقُوسَة
- سِرْقُوسَة (sirqūsa)province in Sicily
- سِيرَاقُوسَة (sīrāqūsa)province in Sicily
- سِرْقُوسَة (sirqūsa)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- سِيرَاقُوسَة (sīrāqūsa)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- سِيرَاكْيُوز (sīrākyūz)city in New York state
Bulgarian Сиракуза, Сиракю́з
- Сиракуза (Sirakuza)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Сиракю́з (Sirakjúz)city in New York state
Catalan Siracusa
- Siracusacity in New York state
Chinese Mandarin 雪城, 錫拉丘茲 /锡拉丘兹
- 雪城 (Xuěchéng)city in New York state
- 錫拉丘茲 /锡拉丘兹 (Xīlāqiūzī, Xílāqiūzī)city in New York state
Czech Syrakusy, Syrakusy
- Syrakusycity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syrakusycity in New York state
Esperanto Sirakuso
- Sirakusocity in New York state
Estonian Sürakuusa
- Sürakuusacity in New York state
Finnish Syrakusa, Syrakusa
- Syrakusaprovince in Sicily
- Syrakusacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
French Syracuse, Syracuse
- Syracuseprovince in Sicily
- Syracusecity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syracusecity in New York state
German Syrakus, Syrakus
- Syrakusprovince in Sicily
- Syrakuscity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syracusecity in New York state
- Syrakuscity in New York state
Greek Συρακούσες
- Συρακούσες (Syrakoúses)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Hebrew סירקיוז
- סירקיוז (Sirakyúz)city in New York state
Hindi सुरकूसा, सुरकूसा
- सुरकूसा (surkūsā)province in Sicily
- सुरकूसा (surkūsā)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Italian Siracusa, Siracusa
- Siracusaprovince in Sicily
- Siracusacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syracusecity in New York state
Japanese シラクサ県, シラクーザ県
- シラクサ県 (Shirakusa-ken)province in Sicily
- シラクーザ県 (Shirakūza-ken)province in Sicily
- シラクサ (Shirakusa)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- シラクーザ (Shirakūza)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- シラキュース (Shirakyūsu)city in New York state
Korean 시라쿠사, 시러큐스
- 시라쿠사 (Sirakusa)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- 시러큐스 (Sireokyuseu)city in New York state
Latin Syrācūsae
- Syrācūsaecity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Latvian Sirakjūsa
- Sirakjūsacity in New York state
Polish Syrakuzy, Syrakuzy
- Syrakuzyprovince in Sicily
- Syrakuzycity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syrakuzycity in New York state
Portuguese Siracusa, Siracusa
- Siracusaprovince in Sicily
- Siracusacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Siracusacity in New York state
- Syracusecity in New York state
Russian Сираку́зы, Сиракью́с
- Сираку́зы (Sirakúzy)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Сиракью́с (Sirakʹjús)city in New York state
Slovak Syrakúzy, Syrakúzy
- Syrakúzycity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Syrakúzycity in New York state
Spanish Siracusa, Siracusa
- Siracusaprovince in Sicily
- Siracusacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Siracusacity in New York state
Swedish Syrakusa
- Syrakusacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Tamil சிராகூசு
- சிராகூசு (cirākūcu)city in New York state
Turkish Siraküza, Siraküza
- Siraküzaprovince in Sicily
- Siraküzacity and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
Ukrainian Сираку́зи, Сірак'ю́с
- Сираку́зи (Syrakúzy)city and port in the province of Syracuse, Sicily
- Сірак'ю́с (Sirakʺjús)city in New York state
Urdu سیراکیوز
- سیراکیوز (serākyoz)city in New York state
Cite this entry
APA
Syracuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syracuse
MLA
“Syracuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syracuse. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Syracuse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syracuse.
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