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noun

Cercīna

gen. Cercīnae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
an island off the east coast of Africa; with a town of the same name; Kerkein
an island off the east coast of Africa, with a town of the same name, now Kerkein or Kerkena, Plin. 5, 7, 7, § 41; Auct. B. Afr. 34; Liv. 33, 48, 11; Tac. A. 1, 53; 4, 13; Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 42.—The inhabitants, Cercīnātes, Auct. B. Afr. 34.
Perseus ID: n7516 Key: Cercina