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Sican|ˈsɪkən|
Also Sikan.
[ad. L. Sicānus, pl. -ī: see Sicanian a.]
A member of an ancient people inhabiting Sicily at the time of the coming of the Sicels (see Sicel n. and a.).
1887Encycl. Brit. XXII. 15/1 It is possible..that..the Sikans..belonged to the earlier non-Aryan population of western Europe. 1911Ibid. XXV. 24/2 They [sc. the Sicels] found in the island a people called Sicans. 1968M. Finley Hist. Sicily ii. 23 The Sicans who were apparently thinner on the ground than the Sicels, seem also to have been more resistant to Hellenization. 1970Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 2) 985/1 Thucydides..attributes an Iberian origin to the Sicans. |
