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Gerasena

UK/ɡɛɹəˈsiːnə/

Gerasena proper noun: the country of the Gerasenes.

Proper noun

Gerasena

  1. The country of the Gerasenes.
    • Alexander Janneus, having now subdued his enemies, was attacked by a quartan fever occasioned by excessive drinking, and of this disease he died, three years after, while engaged in the siege of Ragaba in Gerasena.1828, Johann Jahn, translated by Calvin Ellis Stowe, History of the Hebrew Commonwealth, chapter xi, § 106, page 325

Origin of Gerasena

From the Latin (Regiō or Terra) Gerasēna (“Gerasene [Region or Land]”).

Questions about Gerasena

What does Gerasena mean?
Gerasena means the country of the Gerasenes.
What part of speech is Gerasena?
Gerasena is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gerasena?
Gerasena is pronounced /ɡɛɹəˈsiːnə/ (UK).

Words near Gerasena in the dictionary

  1. gerardias
  2. Gerardis
  3. Geras
  4. Gerasa
  5. gerascophobia
  6. Gerasena
  7. Gerasene
  8. Gerasenes
  9. Gerasim
  10. Gerasimov
  11. gerasimovskite

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