Gerasena

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UK/ɡɛɹəˈsiːnə/

proper noun

The country of the Gerasenes.

OriginLatin (Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historyThe country of the Gerasenes.

    Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.

    1828, Johann Jahn, translated by Calvin Ellis Stowe, History of the Hebrew Commonwealth, chapter xi, § 106, page 325

Origin

  1. Latin(Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna“Gerasene [Region or Land]”
  2. EnglishGerasena

From the Latin (Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna (“Gerasene [Region or Land]”).

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Translations

French Gérasène
  • Gérasènecountry of the Gerasenes
Italian Gerasena
  • Gerasenacountry of the Gerasenes

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Gerasena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasena

MLA

“Gerasena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerasena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerasena.

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