syracuse

/sˈɪɹəkjˌuz/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a city in central New York
2. a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
3. the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
4. the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse

Synonyms for syracuse

• Siracusa
• siege of Syracuse

Words that rhyme with syracuse

• lose
• refuse
• fuse
• bruise
• confuse
• cruise
• infuse
• news
• ooze
• transfuse
• chartreuse
• choose
• misuse
• muse
• accuse
• amuse
• blues
• booze
• enthuse
• overuse
• recuse
• schmooze
• shmooze
• snooze
• suffuse
• bemuse
• clews
• cruse
• defuse
• horseshoes