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Cleopatra
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Cle·o·pat·ra  (kl-ptr, -pätr, -p-) 69-30 b.c.
Egyptian queen (51-49 and 48-30) noted for her beauty and charisma. Octavian defeated the forces led by Cleopatra and Mark Antony at Actium (31).
cleopatra [ˌkliːəˈpætrə -ˈpɑː-]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
Cleopatra [ˌkliːəˈpætrə -ˈpɑː-]
n
(Biographies / Cleopatra (?69 bc-30 bc) F, Egyptian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?69-30 bc, queen of Egypt (51-30), renowned for her beauty: the mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony. She killed herself with an asp to avoid capture by Octavian (Augustus)
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Noun1.CleopatraCleopatra - beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
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Cleopatra [ˌkliːəˈpætrə] N → Cleopatra
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Cleopatra [ˌkliːəˈpætrə] n → Cleopatra
Cleopatra [ˌkliːəˈpætrə] n → Cleopatra


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