Amata

[ uh-mey-tuh ]

/ əˈmeɪ tə /

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noun Roman Legend.

the mother, by Latinus, of Lavinia.

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In the 1960s, workmen on a hill, prophetically called Terra Amata (Beloved Earth), discovered the remains of a prehistoric camp.
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Ferdinanda, l'ho amata dal primo giorno che l'ho veduta, ed adesso—ah!
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 11|Friedrich Spielhagen
Amata no fito xini no fonovo ni moiuru vo misaxerare 'you will see many men burning in the flames of indignation.'
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Oni ne pensas pri komerco aŭ eksterlandaj (167, a) aferoj kaj ne volas vojaĝi malproksimen de la bone amata hejmo.
A Complete Grammar of Esperanto|Ivy Kellerman Reed
The Fury first took possession of the queen, Amata, and roused her to oppose in every way the new alliance.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
Fidus, Amata, and the little Mignon, hesitated not one moment to declare their choice of staying with the generous Benefico.
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