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Caratacus

/kəˈrætəkəs/

Caratacus proper noun: a 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.

Proper noun

Caratacus

  1. A 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.

Forms of Caratacus

alternative formCaractacus

Origin of Caratacus

From Latin Caratacus. Doublet of Caradog, Caradoc, Cedric, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty.

Questions about Caratacus

What does Caratacus mean?
Caratacus means a 1st-century-CE British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who resisted the Roman conquest of Britain.
What part of speech is Caratacus?
Caratacus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Caratacus?
Caratacus is pronounced /kəˈrætəkəs/.

Words near Caratacus in the dictionary

  1. carassow
  2. carassows
  3. carat
  4. Caratachea
  5. Caratacheas
  6. Caratacus
  7. caratage
  8. caratages
  9. carate
  10. carater
  11. caraters

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