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Meaning of Cleopatra | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/kliːoʊˈpætɹə/

Definitions

  1. The butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
  2. A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
  3. A woman of great seductive beauty.
  4. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    rare
  5. A variety of apple.
  6. The Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra).

Examples

“Inanna becomes the archetype for all the Cleopatras to come; she is "the bitch goddess" who from her first appearance in Sumerian civilization will live on in all other civilizations - in myth and legend, novel and poem, Shakespearean play and Hollywood film.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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