Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index S Sicilian Vespers: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Sicil'ian Ves'pers Pronunciation: [key] a general massacre of the French in Sicily by the local population, begun at the sound of the vesper bell on Easter Monday, 1282. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. siciliano Sicilies, Two ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cacophony Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language