Hesperia

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/hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/

proper noun

Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.

OriginLatin Hesperia ← Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesOne of the Hesperides.
  3. astronomy69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.
  4. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  5. A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἙσπερία
  2. LatinHesperia
  3. EnglishHesperia

From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία
  • Ἑσπερία (Hespería)literally "western land"
French Hespérie, Hespérie
  • Hespérieliterally "western land"
  • Hespérieone of the Hesperides
German Hesperia, Hesperia
  • Hesperialiterally "western land"
  • Hesperiaone of the Hesperides
Greek Εσπερία
  • Εσπερία (Espería)literally "western land"
Italian Esperia
  • Esperialiterally "western land"
Latin Hesperia
  • Hesperialiterally "western land"
Russian Гесперия, Гесперия
  • Гесперия (Gesperija)literally "western land"
  • Гесперия (Gesperija)one of the Hesperides

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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