n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ka-s ē - ə - ' p ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kassiopeia
Date: 1596
1 : the wife of King Cepheus who gives birth to Andromeda and is later changed into a constellation
2 [Latin (gen. Cassiopeiae ), from Greek Kassiopeia ] : a northern constellation between Andromeda and Cepheus