Cassiopeia
/ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/
Cassiopeia proper noun: proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
Proper noun
Cassiopeia
- Proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
- A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky representing Queen Cassiopeia from Greek myth, lying between the constellations Cepheus and Perseus.
- Meronyms: Achird, Caph, Fulu, Ruchbah, Schedar, Segin
- A female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
- Beyond a doubt, Miss Cassiopeia Jane Slodge was the belle of the room; […]1868 July 23, P. Pry, “[Letter from Saratoga.] The Hop”, in The Round Table. […], volume VIII, number 184, New York, N.Y., published 1 August 1868, →OCLC, page 69, column 2
- She is only saved from destruction by Professor Secundus Minutus Hora who, along with his tortoise Cassiopeia (a creature possessed with the limited gift of being able to see 30 minutes into the future), presides over time itself.1985 February 17, Francis Levy, “Punctuality Is the Thief of Time”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2024
Cassiopeia meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay
Cassiopeia in Hindi
- constellation
- शर्मिष्ठा śarmiṣṭhā
Cassiopeia in Tagalog
- constellation
- Kaayopeya
Cassiopeia in Arabic
- constellation
- ذَاتُ الكُرْسِيّ ḏātu l-kursiyy
Cassiopeia in Malay
- constellation
- Ratu Kerusi
More languagesFewer languages
- Cassiopeia in Persian
- شاهبانو šâhbânu, خداوند کرسی xodâvand-e korsi, سودابه sudâbe
- Cassiopeia in Myanmar
- ဗျိုင်းတာရာ byuing:tara
Examples of Cassiopeia in a sentence
- Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery.2001, Catherine Blair [pseudonym; K. Noelle Gracy], Athen’s Conquest (A Zebra Regency Romance), New York, N.Y.: Zebra Books, →ISBN, page 42:
- "[…] You can call me Cassiopeia." […] "No, I can't, Miss Wright.2007, John Hofman, chapter 17, in Cassiopeia Wright, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 245:
- Also present are Malone’s usual cast of supporting characters: […] Malone’s extraordinarily named, very wealthy, on-and-off love interest, the daredevil historical preservationist Cassiopeia Vitt.2016 June 1, Vanessa Friedman, “Thrillers: Justin Cronin’s ‘The City of Mirrors,’ and More”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York...
- ‘You’ll have to blame the weather for my late arrival, Ms Aster.’ […] ‘Please, you must call me Cassiopeia,’ said Ms Aster.2023, Angie Spoto, chapter 6, in The Grief Nurse, Edinburgh: Black & White Publishing, published 2024, →ISBN:
Forms of Cassiopeia
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Origin of Cassiopeia
From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).
Words formed from Cassiopeia
- Cas
- Cass
- Cassiopeiae
- Cassiopeian
- Cassiopeia's Chair
- cassiopeium
Questions about Cassiopeia
- What does Cassiopeia mean?
- Cassiopeia means proud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
- What is Cassiopeia in Hindi?
- Cassiopeia in Hindi is शर्मिष्ठा (śarmiṣṭhā). See Cassiopeia meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Cassiopeia in a sentence?
- Ah, the charming Miss Cassiopeia Montgomery.
- What part of speech is Cassiopeia?
- Cassiopeia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Cassiopeia?
- Cassiopeia is pronounced /ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə/.
Words near Cassiopeia in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cassiopeia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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