English Explanatory Dictionary

Boudica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE

Pronunciation

/bəʊˈdɪkə/ /ˈbuːdɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Boudica.wav

Word forms

Boudica Boudicca Boadicea Boudicea

Etymology

From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”).

Derived words

Boudican
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