Cumae

Cu·mae

 (kyo͞o′mē)

An ancient city and Greek colony of south-central Italy near present-day Naples. Founded c. 750 bc, it was among the earliest Greek settlements in Italy. It later featured prominently in Roman legend as the site of a cave housing a sibyl.

Cumae

(ˈkjuːmiː)

n

(Historical Terms) the oldest Greek colony in Italy, founded about 750 bc near Naples

Cuˈmaean adj

Cu•mae

(ˈkyu mi)

n.

an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or Sicily.

Cu•mae′an, adj.