cumaean
mi 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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Cumae (ˈkjuːmiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 | |
| Cu'maean | |
| —adj | |
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| Cumae (ˈkjuːmiː) | |
| —n | |
| the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 | |
| Cu'maean | |
| —adj | |
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