Ceres most commonly refers to:
- Ceres (dwarf planet), the largest asteroid and first to be discovered
- Ceres (mythology), the Roman goddess of agriculture
Ceres may also refer to:
Places
Brazil
- Ceres, Goiás, Brazil
- Ceres Microregion, in north-central Goiás state, Brazil
United States
- Ceres, California
- Ceres, Georgia
- Ceres, Iowa
- Ceres, New York, a community that also extends into Pennsylvania
- Ceres, Oklahoma, a community in Noble County
- Ceres, Virginia
- Ceres, Washington
- Ceres, West Virginia
- Ceres Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania
Other countries
- Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Ceres, Victoria, Australia
- Ceres, Piedmont, Italy
- Ceres, Fife, Scotland
- Ceres, South Africa, in Western Cape
- Ga-Ngwetsana, also known as Ceres, Limpopo, South Africa
- Ceres Nunataks, Antarctica
- Ceres Koekedouw Dam, dam on the Koekedouw River, near Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa
Acronyms
- California Environmental Resources Evaluation System
- Centre for Research on Energy Security (CeRES), an Indian research center on geopolitics and energy
- CERES (satellite), a planned French spy satellite program
- CERES Community Environment Park (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies), a community environmental park in Melbourne, Australia
- Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, an ongoing NASA meteorological experiment.
- Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
- Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste (French: Center of Socialist Studies, Research and Education), a left-wing political organization founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement
Aircraft, rocket, transport, and vessels
Aircraft, locomotive, car
- CAC Ceres, a crop-duster aircraft manufactured in Australia
- Ceres, a West Cornwall Railway steam locomotive
- Toyota Corolla Ceres a compact, 4-door hardtop sold in Japan
- Kia Ceres, a version of the Kia Bongo, a 2-door pick up truck
Ships and submarines
- Ceres (East Indiaman), three vessels of the British East India Company
- Ceres (ship), several ships
- HMS Ceres, three ships and three shore establishments of the British Royal Navy
- French ship Céres, several ships of the French Navy
- USS Ceres (1856), a Union Navy steamship during the American Civil War
Rocket
- Ceres-1, a PR of China four stage rocket
Arts, entertainment, and media
- Ceres (band), a band from Melbourne, Australia
- Ceres (sculpture), a c.1770 statuette by Augustin Pajou
- Ceres (2005), an orchestral work by Mark-Anthony Turnage
- Sailor Ceres, a character in Sailor Moon media
- The titular character of Ceres, Celestial Legend, a manga and mini anime series
- Ceres Space Colony, from the video game Super Metroid
Brands and enterprises
- Ceres (organization), a coalition of investors and environmentalists (formerly the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies)
- Ceres Brewery, a brewery in Aarhus, Denmark
- Ceres Fruit Juices, a South African juice company
- Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, a Greek shipping company
- Ceres, Inc., a US energy crop seeds developer
- Ceres Liner, a bus company in the Philippines
Education
- Ceres Connection, a cooperative program between MIT's Lincoln Laboratory and the Society for Science and the Public dedicated for promoting science education
- Ceres School, an historic school building located at Ceres in Allegany County, New York
- Ceres (women's fraternity), a women's fraternity focused on agriculture
Sport
- Ceres Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro
- SK Ceres, a Norwegian sports team from Skedsmo, Akershus
- United City F.C., a Philippine football team formerly known as Ceres–Negros F.C.
People
- Dragoș Cereș (born 2004), a Moldovan chess master
Other uses
- Ceres (workstation), a computer workstation built at ETH Zürich
- Ceres series (disambiguation), several series of postage stamps representing the goddess Ceres
- Ceres Chess Engine, an experimental chess engine that uses Leela Chess Zero networks
- Plural of cere
See also
- Colonization of Ceres
- Keres (mythology), death spirits unconnected with Ceres
- Seres (disambiguation)
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