noun

Cleopatra

klee-oh-PAT-ruh

noun

A woman regarded as strikingly and seductively beautiful, in reference to the famous Egyptian queen.

"With her dramatic makeup and confidence, she looked every bit a modern Cleopatra."

A pale yellow-orange butterfly species found in southern Europe and North Africa.

"Photographers flock to the region each spring to catch sight of the Cleopatra butterfly."

How to Use Cleopatra

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In plain EnglishUsed both as the name of the famous Egyptian queen and, more casually, to describe a strikingly glamorous woman.

Cleopatras plural, Cleopatras plural, cleopatras plural

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From the name of Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, from Greek Kleopatra, "glory of her father."

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