HERCULANEUM

Meaning of HERCULANEUM in English

Pronunciation: ˌ h ə r-ky ə - ' l ā -n ē - ə m

Function: geographical name

ancient city S Italy in Campania on Tyrrhenian Sea; destroyed A.D. 79 by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

HERCULANEUM — geographical name ancient city S Italy in Campania on Tyrrhenian Sea; destroyed A.D. 79 by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HERCULANEUM — Ancient city, Campania, Italy. Located at the northwestern foot of Vesuvius , it was destroyed, together with Pompeii and Stabiae, …
Английский словарь Британика
HERCULANEUM — — Herculanean, Herculanensian /herr'kyeuh leuh nen"sheuhn, -see euhn/ , adj. /herr'kyeuh lay"nee euhm/ , n. an ancient city in SW …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HERCULANEUM — geographical name ancient city S Italy in Campania on Tyrrhenian Sea; destroyed A.D. 79 by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HERCULANEUM — ancient city of 4,000-5,000 inhabitants in Campania, Italy. It lay 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Naples, at the western …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERCULANEUM — Herculaneum BrE AmE ˌhɜːk ju ˈleɪn i‿əm AmE \ ˌhɝːk jə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HERCULANEUM — Ancient city, Campania, Italy. Located at the northwestern foot of Vesuvius , it was destroyed, together with Pompeii and Stabiae, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HERCULANEUM — Classification: City Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 2805 Total Housing Units (2000): 1078 Land Area (square meters): 8905293 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
HERCULANEUM — Геркуланум
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HERCULANEUM — г. Геркуланум
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HERCULANEUM — (n) Геркуланум
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HERCULANEUM — г. Геркуланум
Англо-Русский географический словарь
HERCULANEUM, MISSOURI — Геркуланум
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
63048 — State: MISSOURI City: HERCULANEUM
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VESUVIUS — Active volcano, eastern side of the Bay of Naples , southern Italy. It originated about 200,000 years ago; its current …
Английский словарь Британика
POMPEII — Ancient city, southern Italy, southeast of Naples . Founded in the 6th century BC (or earlier) by Oscan-speaking descendants of …
Английский словарь Британика
NAPLES, BAY OF — Semicircular inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea, southern Italy. It extends southeastward for 20 mi (32 km) from Cape Miseno to …
Английский словарь Британика
LOUIS XVI STYLE — Style of the visual arts produced in France from с 1760 to the French Revolution. The predominant style in painting, …
Английский словарь Британика
GETTY MUSEUM, J. PAUL — Museum established by The original museum occupied a wing added to his ranch house in Malibu, Calif., U.S. His collections …
Английский словарь Британика
CANOVA, ANTONIO — born , Nov. 1, 1757, Possagno, Republic of Venice died Oct. 13, 1822, Venice Italian sculptor. Apprenticed to a sculptor …
Английский словарь Британика
LOUIS SEIZE — -ˈsez adjective Usage: usually capitalized L&S Etymology: French Louis Seize (Louis XVI) died 1793 king of France : of, relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERCULANEAN — |hərkyə|lānēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Herculane um, ancient city in southwestern Italy + English -an : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAPYRUS — (n.) A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.
Английский словарь Webster
PAPYRUS — ( n. ) A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VESUVIUS — /veuh sooh"vee euhs/ , n. Mount , an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VESUVIUS (MOUNT) — Italian Vesuvio, active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples on the plain of Campania in southern Italy. Its …
Britannica English vocabulary
STABIAE — ancient town of Campania, Italy, on the coast at the eastern end of the Bay of Naples. It was destroyed …
Britannica English vocabulary
POMPEII — Italian Pompei, ancient city of Campania, Italy, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Naples, at the southeastern base of Mount …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHILODEMUS — born c. 110 BC, , Gadara, Syria died c. 35 BC, , Herculaneum, Campania Greek poet and Epicurean philosopher who …
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NAPLES, BAY OF — Italian Golfo Di Napoli, Latin Sinus Cumanus, semicircular inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea), southwest …
Britannica English vocabulary
ERCOLANO — formerly Resina town, Napoli provincia, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the …
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CANOVA, ANTONIO, MARCHESE (MARQUESS) D'ISCHIA — born , Nov. 1, 1757, Possagno, Republic of Venice died Oct. 13, 1822, Venice Italian sculptor, one of the greatest …
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