Cleopatra Meaning
/kliːoʊˈpætɹə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra of the family Pieridae.
nameA given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.
Sentence Examples
The name Cleopatra has become a byword for a beautiful woman.
If Cleopatra's nose had been shorter, the history of the world would be different.
Cleopatra was very smart. She spoke at least nine languages.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum displayed a statue of ____, the last pharaoh of Egypt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ was a very famous queen of ancient Egypt many years ago ton.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English Cleopatra, from Latin Cleopatra, from Ancient Greek Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopátra), meaning "glory of her father", from κλέος (kléos, “glory”) + πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 165:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The museum displayed a statue of ____, the last pharaoh of Egypt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ was a very famous queen of ancient Egypt many years ago ton.