Sicily
Largest Mediterranean island
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, located off the southwestern tip of the Italian peninsula.
An autonomous region of Italy, it has been ruled by Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Normans, and Spanish before Italian unification.
The island is known for Mount Etna, one of Europe's most active volcanoes, and its association with the Mafia.
Sicilian criminal organization
- omertàCriminal vow of silence
- CorleoneMob clan surname
- PalermoSicilian regional capital
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
crime family · don · capo · protection racket · clan · syndicate · extortion
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- CalabriaSouthern Italian region
- MaltaMediterranean island country
- SardiniaItalian autonomous island region
archipelago · coastline · cape · gulf · peninsula
Breaded, stuffed risotto spheres
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- caponataSicilian sweet-sour eggplant relish
- cassataSicilian layered ricotta sweet
- granitaSemi-frozen flavored ice
pistachios · swordfish · sardines · couscous · Marsala · brioche
Ornate artistic period
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- templeSacred worship structure
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- PalermoSicilian regional capital
Syracuse · amphitheater · cloister · palazzo
Of Athenian origin
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- PhoenicianAncient Lebanese seafarer
Spanish · Bourbon · kingdom · conquest · colonization · ancient · medieval · ruins
Sicilian active volcano
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- lavaErupted liquid stone
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- magmaMolten rock underground
Stromboli · caldera · sulfur · ash · seismic · fumarole · basalt · dormant
Controlled performing figure
- folkRegular common people
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
patron saint · dialect · folklore · artisan · ceramic · embroidery
Cosa Nostra
Sicilian criminal organization
vendetta · crime family · don · capo · protection racket · clan · syndicate · extortion
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Sardinia · archipelago · coastline · cape · gulf · peninsula
arancini
Breaded, stuffed risotto spheres
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- caponataSicilian sweet-sour eggplant relish
- cassataSicilian layered ricotta sweet
granita · pistachios · swordfish · sardines · couscous · Marsala · brioche
Baroque
Ornate artistic period
Palermo · Syracuse · amphitheater · cloister · palazzo
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
Phoenician · Spanish · Bourbon · kingdom · conquest · colonization · ancient · medieval · ruins · archaeology
Etna
Sicilian active volcano
magma · Stromboli · caldera · sulfur · ash · seismic · fumarole · basalt · dormant · active
puppet
Controlled performing figure
- folkRegular common people
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- festivalOrganized public celebration
procession · patron saint · dialect · folklore · artisan · ceramic · embroidery
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- European IslandsMalta, Crete, Cyprus, Corsica, Sardinia
- European LandformsAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Danube, Rhine
- Historic IslandsAlcatraz, Ellis Island, Elba, Devil's Island, Robben Island
- Italian PlacesFlorence, Venice, Milan, Rome, Genoa
- Italian sceneryTuscan countryside, Tuscan hills, rolling hills, cypress trees, olive groves
- Sicilian pizzaThick-crusted rectangular pie
- Sicilian MafiaSicilian organized crime syndicate
- Sicilian DefenseAsymmetrical chess opening system