Agrippina

/ (ˌæɡrɪˈpiːnə) /

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noun

called the Elder. c. 14 bc –33 ad, Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger

called the Younger. 15–59 ad, mother of Nero, who put her to death after he became emperor

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Words nearby Agrippina

Agrigento, agrimony, Agrinion, agriology, Agrippa, Agrippina, Agrippina II, agritourism, Agrius, agro-, agrobacteria

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How to use Agrippina in a sentence

There existed between his mother Queen Agrippina and myself ties of entire friendship.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
It was a portrait of Queen Agrippina by a master hand, and admirably illumined by reflected light, so that it seemed to live.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
She was the daughter of the good Germanicus, and bore her mother's name of Agrippina.
Young Folks' History of Rome|Charlotte Mary Yonge
In Nero's Court, how ungratefully doth he behave himself towards Agrippina!
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne

In marked contrast to this gentle and sympathetic woman was the energetic and heroic Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus.
Woman in Science|John Augustine Zahm