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hesperia

/hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
hes-pe-ria
IPA
/hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.

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One of the Hesperides.

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69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.

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A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

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A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Etymology

From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

Questions

How do you pronounce hesperia?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/.
What does hesperia mean?
Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
Where does hesperia come from?
From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

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