Zenobia

American  

[zuh-noh-bee-uh] / zəˈnoʊ bi ə /

noun

1. Septimia Bathzabbai, died after a.d. 272, queen of Palmyra in Syria a.d. 267–272.

2. a female given name.

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Zenobia British  

/ zɪˈnəʊbɪə /

noun

1. 3rd century _ad , queen of Palmyra (?267–272), who was captured by the Roman emperor Aurelian

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Example Sentences

The show saw him lead conversations with academics about a wide variety of historical, scientific, philosophical and cultural topics - from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Zenobia, Queen of the Palmyrene Empire.

From BBC

The significance of the great Syrian heroine Queen Zenobia, who once ruled Palmyra in the Roman era, seems to have been downplayed.

From BBC

The ancient city was the capital of an Arab client state of the Roman Empire that briefly rebelled and carved out its own kingdom in the third century, led by Queen Zenobia.

From Seattle Times

Prying the lid off an archival box recently, Bevan pulled out a mailbag from the Zenobia, a merchant ship captured while sailing from France to New York during the War of 1812.

From New York Times

According to the lawsuit, Aguilar went to Disneyland on Aug. 22, 2021, with her adult daughters Andrea Mallul and Zenobia Hernandez.

From Seattle Times