Cassiopeia

Cas·si·o·pe·ia

noun \ˌka-sē-ə-ˈpē-ə\

Definition of CASSIOPEIA

1

: the wife of King Cepheus who gives birth to Andromeda and is later changed into a constellation

2

[Latin (genitive Cassiopeiae), from Greek Kassiopeia] : a northern constellation between Andromeda and Cepheus

Origin of CASSIOPEIA

Latin, from Greek Kassiopeia

First Known Use: 1596

Rhymes with CASSIOPEIA

amenorrhea, Arimathea, Ave Maria, echeveria, Ismailia, Laodicea, peripeteia, pharmacopoeia, prosopopoeia, Sacagawea