nemea
IPA: nˈimiʌ
Root Word: Nemea
noun
- an ancient site in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece.
- a town in Corinthia, Greece, and the seat of municipality with the same name.
- a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae from Africa.
- In Greek mythology, (Ancient Greek: Νεμέα or Νεμέαν means 'wooded district') the eponymous nymph of Nemea, a district between Cleonae and Phlius in Argolis.
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Examples of "nemea" in Sentences
- The defeat at Nemea weighed heavily on the Argives and Corinthians.
- She charged him to Tether this cow safely to an olive tree at Nemea .
- Nemea is famous for its many wines grown on the plains that surround it.
- The two sides meet on the dry bed of the Nemea River, in Corinthian territory.
- Plutarch names Aristophon as the author of the picture of Nemea and Alcibiades.
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