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Hygiea

Hygiea proper noun: ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.

Proper noun

Hygiea

  1. (Greek) Ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.
    Synonyms:
    Hygeia, Hygieia
  2. the tenth asteroid discovered, and fourth largest, (10) Hygiea.
    Synonyms:
    ⚕, ⯚, 🝹

Synonyms of Hygiea

Forms of Hygiea

alternative formHygieia

Origin of Hygiea

From Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia), Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

Questions about Hygiea

What does Hygiea mean?
Hygiea means ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.
What part of speech is Hygiea?
Hygiea is a proper noun.

Words near Hygiea in the dictionary

  1. hygenist
  2. hygeology
  3. hygge
  4. hyght
  5. hygiastics
  6. Hygiea
  7. Hygiean
  8. Hygieia
  9. hygieist
  10. hygieists
  11. hygienal

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