Cassiopeia

[ kas-ee-uh-pee-uh ]

/ ˌkæs i əˈpi ə /

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noun, genitive Cas·si·o·pe·iae

[kas-ee-uh-pee-ee] /ˌkæs i əˈpi i/ for 1.

Astronomy. a northern constellation between Cepheus and Perseus.

Classical Mythology. the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Cassiopeia

Cas·si·o·pe·ian, adjective

Words nearby Cassiopeia

Cassini, Cassini division, Cassino, Cassiodorus, cassiope, Cassiopeia, Cassirer, cassis, cassiterite, Cassius, Cassius Longinus

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How to use Cassiopeia in a sentence

The two here are 7,500 light-years away and are known as the Double Cluster, located halfway between the bright stars in the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia.
Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard|Jessica Boddy|December 16, 2020|Popular-Science
Cassiopeia was said to have been an Ethiopian; and was, therefore, in spite of her boasted beauty black.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
I advise any who's been in love with a woman under Cassiopeia to go and think about her under the Southern Cross.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts|Edith Wharton
Thus might Cassiopeia, glass in hand, in her golden chair sit in high heaven!
The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet

This star of great size and unwonted brilliancy appeared in the Chair of Cassiopeia.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson
Her mother, Cassiopeia, had boasted that she was fairer than Juno and the Nereides.
The Student's Mythology|Catherine Ann White

British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (1 of 2)

Cassiopeia¹

/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

noun

Greek myth the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

British Dictionary definitions for Cassiopeia (2 of 2)

Cassiopeia²

/ (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːə) /

noun Latin genitive Cassiopeiae (ˌkæsɪəˈpiːiː)

a very conspicuous W-shaped constellation near the Pole Star. Cassiopeia A is a very strong radio and X-ray source, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century

Derived forms of Cassiopeia

Cassiopeian, adjective

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Scientific definitions for Cassiopeia

Cassiopeia

[ kăs′ē-ə-pē′ə ]

A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Andromeda and Cepheus.