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Ceres.

The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈsɪəɹiːz/
  1. The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

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  2. An asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.

  3. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

  4. A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).

  5. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs Proto-Italic *Kerēs Latin Cerēslbor. English Ceres Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

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