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Cumae

[ kyoo-mee ]

noun

  1. an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.


Cumae

/ ˈkjuːmiː /

noun

  1. the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 bc near Naples
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • Cuˈmaean, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Cu·maean adjective
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Example Sentences

There was a volcanic lake near Cumae called Avernus, whose waters gave out sulphureous vapours.

To the north the horizon was bounded by the bay of Caieta the Lucrine lake and the wooded slopes of Cumae.

So speaks he weeping, and gives his fleet the rein, and at last glides in to Euboïc Cumae's coast.

Of this second edition in four Books we possess only Book i. (incomplete), and fragments of the others; the scene is at Cumae.

Some advised him to lead his troops immediately thence to Cumae, and assault the town.

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