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Caliban

/ˈkælɪbæn/

Caliban proper noun: a moon of Uranus.

Proper noun

Caliban

  1. A moon of Uranus.

Noun

Caliban (plural Calibans)

  1. A man of beastly nature.

Forms of Caliban

pluralCalibans

Origin of Caliban

After Caliban, a character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Words formed from Caliban

Questions about Caliban

What does Caliban mean?
Caliban means a moon of Uranus.
What part of speech is Caliban?
Caliban can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Caliban?
Caliban is pronounced /ˈkælɪbæn/.

Words near Caliban in the dictionary

  1. Cali
  2. Cali or bust
  3. Cali roll
  4. Cali rolls
  5. caliatour
  6. Caliban
  7. Calibanian
  8. Calibanic
  9. Calibans
  10. calibash
  11. calibashes

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