From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "Cassandra": Druid, Eeyore, Jeremiah, admonisher, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, cautioner, crepehanger, crystal gazer, cynic, defeatist, divinator, diviner, divineress, flagman, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer, haruspex, killjoy, lighthouse keeper, lookout, lookout man, malist, monitor, negativist, nihilist, palmist, pessimist, predictor, prefigurer, presager, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, prophet of doom, prophetess, psychic, pythoness, religious prophets, retreatist, seek-sorrow, seer, seeress, sentinel, sentry, signaler, signalman, soothsayer, vates, warner, weather prophet, worrywart
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Cassandra, PA (borough, FIPS 11616) Location: 40.40807 N, 78.64160 W Population (1990): 192 (74 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Cassandra, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 136 Housing Units (2000): 57 Land area (2000): 0.075044 sq. miles (0.194362 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.075044 sq. miles (0.194362 sq. km) FIPS code: 11616 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.408989 N, 78.641040 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Cassandra, PA Cassandra
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