Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caesarea

/ˌsiː.zəˈɹiː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: Cae-sa-rea
IPA: /ˌsiː.zəˈɹiː.ə/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city in Israel.

name

Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including:

name

Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including:

Example Sentences

"The borders changed from mitzvah to mitzvah and the main criterion for inclusion seems to have been the Jewish population of the town. Thus Caesarea, a city inhabited by pagans and Jews, was originally considered part of Eretz Yisrael for the purposes of tithes and the Sabbatical year, but was later excluded."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Cæsarea (alternative, archaic) Cesarea (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Caesarean

Phrases

New Caesarea Caesarea in Mauretania Caesarea Iol Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Mauretaniae Caesarea Mazaca Caesarea Palaestinae Caesarea Palestina

Frequently Paired Words

Caesarea in Mauretania Caesarea Iol Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Mauretaniae Caesarea Mazaca Caesarea Palaestinae Caesarea Palestina Caesarea Philippi

Synonyms

Qesarya Caesarea Maritima Caesarea Palestina Caesarea Palaestinae Caesarea Stratonis Caesarea Sebaste

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce caesarea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsiː.zəˈɹiː.ə/.
What does caesarea mean?: A port city in Israel.
Where does caesarea come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell.

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