Casmenae

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proper noun

An ancient city in Sicily, founded as a colony by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi

OriginLatin Casmenae ← Ancient Greek Κασμέναι →
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Meanings

Casmenae1

proper noun
  1. An ancient city in Sicily, founded as a colony by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi

Casmenae2

nounCasmenae pl (plural only)
  1. Romanalternativepluralplural onlyhuman sciencesAlternative form of Camenae.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚασμέναι
  2. LatinCasmenae
  3. EnglishCasmenae

Borrowed from Latin Casmenae, from Ancient Greek Κασμέναι (Kasménai).

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Translations

French Casmènes
  • CasmènesTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MaecenasMacanese
Cite this entry
APA

Casmenae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casmenae

MLA

“Casmenae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casmenae. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Casmenae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Casmenae.

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