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Castor en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkɑːs.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkæs.tɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κάστωρ (Kástōr), from Ancient Greek κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”).

Meanings

  1. (Greek) One of the Dioscuri
  2. A double star in the constellation Gemini; alpha (α) Geminorum.
  3. A village and civil parish in city of Peterborough district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1298).
  4. A town in the County of Paintearth, Alberta, Canada. From French castor (“beaver”).
  5. A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. From French castor (“beaver”).
  6. A surname.

Deriveds

castorite

Relateds

Pollux

Translations (18)

ru Ка́стор (Dioscuri) · da Castor (Dioscuri) · fr Castor (Dioscuri) · fr Castor (Star) · nl Castor (Star) · kl Kastori (Dioscuri) · ga Castór (Dioscuri) · iu ᑲᔅᑐᕐ (Dioscuri) · ru Ка́стор (Star) · mi Whakaahu rangi (Star) · pl Kastor (Star) · cmn 北河二 (Star) · gd Gaolag na Caiginn (Star) · pl Kastor (Dioscuri) · yue 北河二 (Star) · mi Whakaahu (Star) · el Κάστωρ (Star) · el Κάστωρ (Dioscuri)

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