Zenobia

American

[zuh-noh-bee-uh] / zəˈnoʊ bi ə /

noun

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

Zenobia British

/ zɪˈnəʊbɪə /

noun

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

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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 ● Sep. 3, 2025

In 269, Zenobia broke off ties with the Roman state and expanded the borders of her kingdom, first taking Anatolia and then Egypt.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

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 ● Mar. 9, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

Any time from "The Mourning Bride" to "Zenobia" it might have triumphed on the stage, and so it did triumph when finally acted; but it summoned only a tithe of Byron's power.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike

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