Hesperia

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Hesperia

/hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/

Where it comes from

From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

proper noun

Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
Greek One of the Hesperides.
69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.
A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

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name literally "western land"

Français	Hespérie
Deutsch	Hesperia
Italiano	Esperia
Ελληνικά	Εσπερία Espería
Русский	Гесперия Gesperija

name one of the Hesperides

Français	Hespérie
Deutsch	Hesperia
Русский	Гесперия Gesperija

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"Hesperia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hesperia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hesperia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hesperia

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@misc{hesperia_2026,
  title = {Hesperia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hesperia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}