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Boudica

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English

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Boudica statue near Westminster Pier, London

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Etymology

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From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (victorious), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (booty, victory).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəʊˈdɪkə/, /ˈbuːdɪkə/

Proper noun

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Boudica

  1. A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE
    • 2005, Vanessa Collingridge, chapter 9, in Boudica, Random House, →ISBN, page 183:
      The Icenian King Prasutagus died after a long a prosperous reign of at least thirteen years. On his death, he left behind two daughters and a wife whose influence would be felt for the next two thousand years: her name was Boudica, queen of the Iceni.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buːˈdɪka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪka
  • Hyphenation: Bou‧di‧ca

Proper noun

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Boudica

  1. Alternative spelling of Boudicca (Boudica)