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amphictyonies

amphictyonies is the plural of amphictyony.

Meaning of amphictyony

Noun

amphictyony (plural amphictyonies)

  1. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

Questions about amphictyonies

What is amphictyonies the plural of?
Amphictyonies is the plural of amphictyony.

Words near amphictyonies in the dictionary

  1. amphicrania
  2. amphicribral
  3. amphicrine
  4. amphictyon
  5. amphictyonic
  6. amphictyonies
  7. amphictyons
  8. amphictyony
  9. amphicyonid
  10. amphicyonids
  11. amphid

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