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Palermo

proper noun

  1. Italian city, capital of Sicily
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pəˈlɜː(ɹ)məʊ/ / /pəˈlɛə(ɹ)məʊ/

name

Etymology: From Italian Palermo, from Sicilian Palermu, from Arabic بَلَرْم (Balarm), from Latin Panormus, from Ancient Greek Πάνορμος (Pánormos), from πᾰν- (păn-, “all”) + ὅρμος (hórmos, “port”) for its natural harbor.

  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 former province of Sicily, Italy.
  4. A large neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  5. A place in the United States:
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  10. A habitational surname