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Cloelia

Cloelia proper noun: a woman who saved Roman hostages from the Clusian camp.

Proper noun

Cloelia

  1. (Roman) A woman who saved Roman hostages from the Clusian camp.

Forms of Cloelia

alternative formClœlia

Origin of Cloelia

From Latin Cloelia, feminine form of the gens name Cloelius, Cluilius, from clueo.

Questions about Cloelia

What does Cloelia mean?
Cloelia means a woman who saved Roman hostages from the Clusian camp.
What part of speech is Cloelia?
Cloelia is a proper noun.

Words near Cloelia in the dictionary

  1. clodronic acid
  2. clodrosome
  3. clodrosomes
  4. clods
  5. Cloe
  6. Cloelia
  7. Cloer
  8. Cloers
  9. Cloes
  10. clofarabine
  11. clofazimine

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