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BACCHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)

Domain category:

antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)

Domain region:

Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)

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