περιστέρα — meaning in English

English meaning

• columba name Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
• Dove noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.

Senses

περιστέρα is used for these senses in English:

• Columba (constellation) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.
• dove (countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

columba — full definition

1. name Saint Columba of Iona, one of the Gaelic missionary monks who reintroduced Christianity to Scotland during the Dark Ages.
2. name Any of three other Christian saints who bore the name Columba.
3. name A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dove.

Dove — full definition

1. noun A bird, typically white or grey, closely related to the pigeon and often used as a symbol of peace.
2. noun A person who favours peaceful or diplomatic solutions over conflict, especially in politics.
3. verb Past tense of "dive," used in American English.

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