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Antikythera

Antikythera proper noun: an island of Greece located between the Peloponnese and Crete, near Kythira.

Proper noun

Antikythera

  1. An island of Greece located between the Peloponnese and Crete, near Kythira.

Forms of Antikythera

alternative formAnticythera

Origin of Antikythera

From Ancient Greek Ἀντικύθηρα (Antikúthēra).

Words formed from Antikythera

  • Antikythera mechanism

Questions about Antikythera

What does Antikythera mean?
Antikythera means an island of Greece located between the Peloponnese and Crete, near Kythira.
What part of speech is Antikythera?
Antikythera is a proper noun.

Words near Antikythera in the dictionary

  1. antiklan
  2. antiknock
  3. antiknocking
  4. antiknocks
  5. antiknowledge
  6. Antikythera
  7. antilabor
  8. antilabour
  9. antilambda
  10. antilambdas
  11. antilandfill

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