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Isis1

Pronunciation /ˈʌɪsɪs/

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proper noun

Egyptian Mythology

  • A goddess of fertility, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Her worship spread to western Asia, Greece, and Rome, where she was identified with various local goddesses.

Main meanings of Isis in English

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Isis2

Pronunciation /ˈʌɪsɪs/

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proper noun

  • A name for the part of the River Thames that flows through Oxford, England.

Origin

From Latin Tamesis, the Roman name for the Thames, of Celtic origin.

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ISIS3

Pronunciation /ˈʌɪsɪs/

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proper noun

  • A militant Islamic fundamentalist group active particularly in Syria and Iraq.

    Also called ISIL, Islamic State

Origin

Early 21st century acronym from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (‘Syria’ or ‘the Levant’).