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Definition: BELLONA


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. The goddess of war.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Bellona" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references)

Etymology:Bellona \Bel*lo"na\, noun. [Latin expression, from bellum war.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	1: "Her features, late so exquisitely lovely, inflamed with the fury of frenzy, resembled those of a Bellona."- Sir Walter Scott. 2: Bellona Goddess of war and wife of Mars. (Roman mythology.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Expressions	Definition
28 Bellona	28 Bellona (be-loe'-na, Latin Bellōna) is a large main belt asteroid. (references)
Bellona Foundation	The Bellona Foundation is an international environmental organization established in 1986 as a Norwegian organization and based in Oslo. It is primarily functioning as a nuclear watchdog focusing on developments in Russia (Bellona has branches in Murmansk and Saint Petersburg). The organization also has offices in Washington, D.C. and Brussels. (references)
HMS Bellona	Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona. (references)
HMS Bellona (1760)	The second HMS Bellona of the Royal Navy was a 74-gun third-rate, a prototypical ship of the line used in the Napoleonic wars. She was built at Chatham, starting May 10, 1758, launched February 19, 1760, commissioned three days later, and left to join the squadron blockading Brest (this being the Seven Years War) on April 8. (references)
Rennell and Bellona	Rennell and Bellona is a province of the Solomon Islands comprised of two atolls, Rennell and Bellona, or Mu Nggava and Mu Ngiki respectively in Polynesian. They are the only two Polynesian inhabited islands within the Solomons, the balance being primarily melanesian with a few micronesian island provinces. Rennell is the Southern most island in the Solomons Group. (references)
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Bellona may refer to:

The goddess Bellona, the Roman counterpart of to the Greek goddess Enyo.
Asteroid 28 Bellona.
Bellona Foundation, a Norwegian Environmental organization.
Bellona Island in the Solomon Islands
Eight ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Bellona.
Bellona, French ship captured in 1759 by then-captain Samuel Hood
Bellona (CE), a town in Italy
Bellona, the reality-shifting city of Samuel R. Delany's science fiction novel Dhalgren. Delany also makes use of the name for a city in Triton and makes a direct reference to the goddess Bellona in Phallos.
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, a Peter Wimsey adventure
Bellona Furniture, Turkish furniture company.

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Dutch	Bellona (Bellona). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	키가 큰 미인 (bellona), 전쟁의 여신 (bellona). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	키가 큰 미인 (bellona), 전쟁의 여신 (bellona). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	ベロナ (Verona, Bellona). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	키가 큰 미인 (bellona), 전쟁의 여신 (bellona). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese	Belona (Bellona). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, Bellona. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations).		Top

Language	Translations for “Bellona” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	Bathagellathagonathaga (Bellona). Additional references: Athag, Bellona. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	Bagellagonaga (Bellona). Additional references: Double Dutch, Bellona. (volunteer)
Esperanto	Belono (Bellona, garfish). Additional references: Esperanto, Bellona. (volunteer)
Leet	\|3&110{\}@ (Bellona). Additional references: Leet, Bellona. (volunteer)
Oppish	Bopelloponopa (Bellona). Additional references: Oppish, Bellona. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	Ellonabay (Bellona). Additional references: Pig Latin, Bellona. (volunteer)
Terran B	Bellona (Bellona). Additional references: Terran B, Bellona. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	Bubellubonuba (Bellona). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Bellona. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor.		Top

Topics by Level of Interest: BELLONA
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
HMS Bellona	36	28 Bellona	8
Bellona	34	Bellona	34
HMS Bellona (63)	15	Bellona (CE)	14
Temple of Bellona	14	Bellona (goddess)	7
Bellona (CE)	14	Bellona class ship of the line	8
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club	12	Bellona Foundation	3
Rennell and Bellona Province	9	Eleutherodactylus bellona	5
USS Bellona (ARL-32)	9	HMS Bellona	36
HMS Bellona (1909)	9	HMS Bellona (1760)	8
28 Bellona	8	HMS Bellona (1909)	9
HMS Bellona (1760)	8	HMS Bellona (63)	15
Bellona class ship of the line	8	Rennell and Bellona Province	9
Temple of Bellona (Rome)	7	Temple of Bellona	14
Bellona (goddess)	7	Temple of Bellona (Ostia)	5
Temple of Bellona (Ostia)	5	Temple of Bellona (Rome)	7
Eleutherodactylus bellona	5	The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club	12
Bellona Foundation	3	USS Bellona (ARL-32)	9
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).