proper noun
Cassĭtĕrĭdes
Meaning
- the tin-islands
Cassĭtĕrĭdes, um, f., = Κασσιτερίδες,
I. the tin-islands, Cassiterides, now prob. the Scilly Islands, Mel. 3, 6, 2; Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 119; named from the tin found there; v. cassiterum.
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- What does Cassĭtĕrĭdes mean in Latin?
- Cassĭtĕrĭdes, a proper noun, means “the tin-islands”.