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cumae

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Cu⋅mae

  [kyoo-mee]
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–noun
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
Related forms:
Cu⋅mae⋅an, adjective
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Cu·mae   (kyōō'mē)   
An ancient city and Greek colony of south-central Italy near present-day Naples. Founded c. 750 B.C., it is the earliest Greek settlement known in Italy. Cumae adopted Roman culture after the second century B.C. and gradually declined as neighboring cities rose to power.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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