urania

3 definitions found

urania - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Urania \U*ra"ni*a\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, i. e., the Heavenly, fr.
     ? heavenly, fr. ? heaven.]
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     1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by
        Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.
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     2. (Zool.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native
        of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored
        and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them
        to closely resemble butterflies.
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urania - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Urania
      n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
      2: goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite [syn:
         Venus, Urania]

urania - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Urania, LA (town, FIPS 77490)
    Location: 31.86388 N, 92.29052 W
    Population (1990): 782 (313 housing units)
    Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)