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Caesarea

//ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə// name

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

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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