# Caesarea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌsiːzəˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #59,257

## Definitions
1. A port city in Israel.
2. Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including
3. Various other former cities in the Roman Empire, including

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Caesarēa, from Caesar + -ea. Both the Algerian and Turkish cities were named in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Kayseri and Cherchell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/caesarea