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Nausicaa

/nɔːˈsɪkɪə/US/nɔːˈsɪkiə/

Nausicaa proper noun: a princess who aids Odysseus.

Proper noun

Nausicaa

  1. (Greek) A princess who aids Odysseus.
    • But no catastrophe occurred. I lived to watch on a strange shore a black and youthful Nausicaa, with a joyous train of attendant maidens, carrying baskets of linen to a clear stream overhung by the heads of slender palm-trees.1904–1906, Joseph Conrad, chapter XXXIX, in The Mirror of the Sea, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, published October 1906, →OCLC
  2. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Forms of Nausicaa

alternative formNausicäa
alternative formNausicaä
alternative formNausikaa

Origin of Nausicaa

From Latin Nausicaa, from Ancient Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikáa).

Questions about Nausicaa

What does Nausicaa mean?
Nausicaa means a princess who aids Odysseus.
What part of speech is Nausicaa?
Nausicaa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nausicaa?
Nausicaa is pronounced /nɔːˈsɪkiə/ (US).

Words near Nausicaa in the dictionary

  1. Nauset
  2. Nausets
  3. nauseæ
  4. naushadar
  5. Naushon
  6. Nausicaa
  7. Nausicaan
  8. Nausicaä
  9. Nausicäa
  10. Nausikaa
  11. nausing up

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