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Caligula

Syllables: Ca·li·gu·laUK/kəˈlɪ.ɡjʊ.lə/

Caligula proper noun: gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.

Proper noun

Caligula

  1. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.

Origin of Caligula

From Latin Caligula, from caliga (“leather boot”) + -ula.

Words formed from Caligula

Questions about Caligula

What does Caligula mean?
Caligula means gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, third Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE.
What part of speech is Caligula?
Caligula is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caligula?
Caligula is pronounced /kəˈlɪ.ɡjʊ.lə/ (UK).

Words near Caligula in the dictionary

  1. caligraphies
  2. caligraphing
  3. caligraphs
  4. caligraphy
  5. Caliguiri
  6. Caligula
  7. Caligulan
  8. Caligulean
  9. Caligulian
  10. Caligulism
  11. Caligulisms

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