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Parthenopean

Parthenopean adjective: of or relating to the Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea), a French First Republic-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, existing from January to June 1799.

Adjective

Parthenopean (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or relating to the Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea), a French First Republic-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, existing from January to June 1799.

Origin of Parthenopean

From Parthenope + -an.

Questions about Parthenopean

What does Parthenopean mean?
Parthenopean means of or relating to the Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea), a French First Republic-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, existing from January to June 1799.
What part of speech is Parthenopean?
Parthenopean is an adjective.

Words near Parthenopean in the dictionary

  1. parthenolatry
  2. parthenolide
  3. parthenology
  4. Parthenon
  5. Parthenope
  6. Parthenopean
  7. parthenophile
  8. parthenophiles
  9. parthenophilia
  10. parthenophilic
  11. parthenophobia

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