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emilia

noun

Simple meaning

Tropical African herbs.

Pronunciation

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uhmeeleeuh

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əˈmiliə

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Definition

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noun

  1. Tropical African herbs

  2. historical

    A historical region of Italy, approximately coterminous with modern Emilia-Romagna.

  3. A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Tropical

emilia pia

Historical

maria emilia

Female

lady emilia

Other combinations

emilia approachdona emiliadonna emilia

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • emilia coccineanounCompound term

    Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads.

  • emilia flammeanounCompound term

    Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads.

  • emilia javanicanounCompound term

    Tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads.

  • emilia-romagnanounCompound term

    A region of north central Italy on the Adriatic.

  • emilia sagittanounCompound term

    Tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers.

  • genus emilianounCompound term

    Tropical African herbs.

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