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titania

ti·ta·nia

UK/tɪˈtɑːni.ə/ US/tʌˈtɑnjʌ/ uncommon

noun

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(Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies

Origin

A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana.

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