English Explanatory Dictionary

Hesperia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
  2. One of the Hesperides.
  3. 69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.
  4. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  5. A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Pronunciation

/hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/

Word forms

Hesperia

Etymology

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

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