Titania
See also: titania
English
Etymology
A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /taɪˈteɪni.ə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /tɪˈtɑːni.ə/
- Hyphenation: Ti‧ta‧ni‧a
- Rhymes: -eɪniə (US only)
Proper noun
Titania
- Character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer-Night's Dream, the queen of the fairies.
- (astronomy): The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.
Derived terms
- Titanian
Translations
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moon of Uranus
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