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candaces

candaces is the plural of candace.

Meaning of candace

Noun

candace (plural candaces)

  1. Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
    • Shanakdekhete's namesake was a candace of the 160s B.C.E. who appears to have been the first sole female ruler of Meroe; her name appears on the Meroitic hieroglyphs at Naga, among the earliest examples of Meroitic known.1995, Wilton Barnhardt, Gospel: A Novel, →ISBN, page 693

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Proper noun capitalized: Candaces

Candaces

  1. (plural) plural of Candace

Questions about candaces

What is candaces the plural of?
Candaces is the plural of candace.
What part of speech is candaces?
Candaces is a proper noun.

Words near candaces in the dictionary

  1. Canda Ibaba
  2. Canda Ilaya
  3. Candaba
  4. candaca
  5. candace
  6. candaces
  7. Candag-on
  8. Candagara
  9. Candahar
  10. Candalican
  11. Candami

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