"Pharsalia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -eɪliə Etymology: From Latin Pharsālia (“the region of Pharsalus”), borrowed as a title for Lucan's poem from a line in the work itself: “Pharsālia nostra / vīvet” (“Our Pharsalia / will live”, book 9, lines 985–6). The original Latin title was Dē Bellō Cīvīlī (“On the Civil War”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|Pharsalus}} Pharsalus, {{bor|en|la|Pharsālia|t=the region of Pharsalus}} Latin Pharsālia (“the region of Pharsalus”), {{l|la|Pharsālia}} Pharsālia, {{l|la|nostra}} nostra, {{l|la|vīvet}} vīvet, {{m|la|Dē Bellō Cīvīlī|t=On the Civil War}} Dē Bellō Cīvīlī (“On the Civil War”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pharsalia
  1. An epic poem by the Roman poet Lucan describing Caesar's Civil War. Translations (poem by Lucan): Фарсалия (Farsalija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Farsàlia [feminine] (Catalan), 法沙利亞 (Chinese Mandarin), 法沙利亚 (Fǎshālìyǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 內戰紀 (Chinese Mandarin), 内战纪 (Nèizhànjì) (Chinese Mandarin), Farsalské pole [neuter, plural] (Czech), Pharsale [feminine] (French), Pharsalia [feminine] (German), Φαρσάλια (Farsália) [feminine] (Greek), Pharsalia (Hungarian), Farsaglia [feminine] (Italian), Pharsalia [feminine] (Italian), ファルサリア (Farusaria) (Japanese), パルサリア (Parusaria) (Japanese), 内乱 (Nairan) (Japanese), 파르살리아 (Pareusallia) (Korean), Pharsālia [feminine] (Latin), Dē Bellō Cīvīlī (Latin), Farsàlia [feminine] (Occitan), Farsalia [feminine] (Polish), Farsália [feminine] (Portuguese), Farsalia [feminine] (Romanian), Фарсалия (Farsalija) [feminine] (Russian), Farsalia [feminine] (Spanish), Pharsalia (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Pharsalia-en-name-J03tpCR5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 18 23 Disambiguation of 'poem by Lucan': 87 5 8
  2. (historical) The Battle of Pharsalus of 48 B.C.E. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pharsalia-en-name-kwXqYomO
  3. (historical) The region around Pharsalus (modern Farsala), a Greek town. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pharsalia-en-name-j9IcUh1n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Pharsalian

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