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Definition of “Cumae”

Cumae (ˈkjuːmiː Pronunciation for Cumae

Definitions

noun

  1. the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 bc near Naples

Derived Forms

Cuˈmaean adjective

Example Sentences Including 'Cumae'

And our modern pollster oracle is as ambiguous as the Sibyl of Cumae.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)
She is thought to have been tortured and beheaded for her stubborn faith at Cumae (or possibly Naples), still a virgin.
Martin Manser COLLINS DICTIONARY OF SAINTS (2004)

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