How do you pronounce "caesarea"?

Pronounced //ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə//.

Caesarea

Q: What is a synonym for "caesarea"?

Common synonyms include: caesarea maritima, caesarea palaestinae, caesarea palestina, caesarea sebaste, caesarea stratonis, cherchell.

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Proper Noun

1
A port city in Israel.
2
Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including; Former name of Kayseri: a city in central Turkey. historical
3
Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including; Former name of Cherchell: a city in northern Algeria; the former capital of Mauretania and Numidia in the Roman Empire. historical

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caesarea maritima caesarea palaestinae caesarea palestina caesarea sebaste caesarea stratonis cherchell

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa, from Caesar + -ea. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell.

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