Syracuses

Syracuses is the plural form used to refer to more than one place named Syracuse, and less commonly to people associated with those places. It is not the name of a single city or institution, but a way to talk about multiple locations that share the same toponym.

The best-known Syracuses are Syracuse, Sicily, an ancient city on the eastern coast of Sicily, and Syracuse, New York, a large city in central New York State. In addition, several smaller towns in the United States bear the name Syracuse, reflecting the common practice of adopting classical toponyms in American place names.

Origin and meaning: The name Syracuse comes from Syrakousai, the ancient Greek name for the Sicilian city. The modern English form Syracuse has been used for other places that adopted the name by settlers and travelers, creating multiple Syracuses.

Usage: In standard English, the singular Syracuse is used for a specific city. The plural Syracuses appears mainly in lists, encyclopedic contexts, or disambiguation pages when multiple places share the name.