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Ceres^¹

/ˈsɪəɹiːz/

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

proper noun

Roman The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
Similar: ⚳
A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia.

ceres^²

noun

plural plural of cere

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name Roman goddess

Español	Ceres
한국어	케레스 Kereseu
日本語	ケレース Kerēsu, セレス Seresu
中文	刻瑞斯 Kèruìsī, Kēruìsī
हिन्दी	सीरीज़ sīrīz
Kiswahili	Seresi
Português	Ceres
Français	Cérès
Deutsch	Ceres, Zeres
Italiano	Cerere
Ελληνικά	Δήμητρα Dímitra
Русский	Цере́ра Cerɛ́ra

name asteroid

Español	Ceres
한국어	세레스 Sereseu
日本語	ケレス Keresu, セレス Seresu
中文	穀神星 /谷神星 Gǔshénxīng
हिन्दी	बलराम balrām
Kiswahili	Seresi
Português	Ceres
Français	Cérès
Deutsch	Ceres
Italiano	Cerere
Ελληνικά	Κέρες Kéres, Δήμητρα Dímitra
Română	Ceres
Русский	Цере́ра Cerɛ́ra
Tiếng Việt	Ceres, sao Cốc Thần
العربية	سِيرِيس sīrīs
עברית	קרס kars

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@misc{ceres_2026,
  title = {ceres},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ceres},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}