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Hesperia
/ hɛˈspɪərɪə /
noun
- a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Hesperia1
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Example Sentences
This nation, Diodorus tells us, originally dwelt on a large island called Hesperia, on the western coast of Africa.
Many heroes heard of the beautiful land, Hesperia, and of the wonderful apples growing there, and sailed westward to find them.
The first settlement of the Jews in beautiful Hesperia is buried in dim obscurity.
Now I recall how she prophesied this was fated to our race, and often cried of Hesperia, often of an Italian realm.
Far to the west lies the land which the Greeks called Hesperia, but which now bears the name of Italy.
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