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Casmenae

Casmenae proper noun: an ancient city in Sicily, founded as a colony by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi. Also the alternative form of Camenae.

Proper noun

Casmenae

  1. An ancient city in Sicily, founded as a colony by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi

Also used as

Casmenae is also the alternative form of Camenae.

Origin of Casmenae

Borrowed from Latin Casmenae, from Ancient Greek Κασμέναι (Kasménai).

Questions about Casmenae

What does Casmenae mean?
Casmenae means an ancient city in Sicily, founded as a colony by Syracusans in 644 BC, located on the Hyblaean Mountains, near modern Buscemi.
What part of speech is Casmenae?
Casmenae is a proper noun.

Words near Casmenae in the dictionary

  1. Casluhim
  2. Casluhite
  3. Casluhites
  4. CASM
  5. Casmalia
  6. Casmenae
  7. casn't
  8. Casner
  9. Casners
  10. Caso
  11. casodex

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