Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Syracuse \Syr"a*cuse\, n.
   A red wine of Italy.

Source : WordNet®

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