Julius
pronunciation
How to pronounce Julius in British English:
UK ['dʒu:ljəs]
How to pronounce Julius in American English:
US [ 'dʒuljəs]
Word Origin
- Julius
- masc. proper name, from Latin Iulius, name of a Roman gens, perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios "pertaining to or descended from Jove."
Example
- 1. Julius nyerere , tanzania 's first president , had declared water free .
- 2. Julius was hit by a truck and killed in 1938 .
- 3. In ian fleming 's novel dr no , james bond 's nemesis julius no survives a murder attempt thanks to a rare medical condition .
- 4. In a surprise ending , murdoch " explains " julius 's behavior by disclosing a secret from his past .
- 5. When julius flies to europe , it is not to his mother 's homeland , germany , but to belgium , a nation with a long and complex history involving africa .