Meanings
proper nounthe Caelian Hill
- One of the seven hills of Rome: a long promontory near the Temple of Claudius.
Origin
- LatinCaelius mons
- EnglishCaelian Hill
Calque of Latin Caelius mons (with regular suffixation of -an to Latin adjectives in -ius), which see.
More words from Latin
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French Cælius
- Cæliusone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
German Caelius
- Caeliusone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
Italian Celio
- Celioone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
Latin Caelius mons, Caelius
- Caelius monsone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
- Caeliusone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
Polish Celius
- Celiusone of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built
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Caelian Hill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelian%20Hill
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“Caelian Hill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelian%20Hill. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caelian Hill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caelian%20Hill.
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