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Aptera

Aptera proper noun: an ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site.

Proper noun

Aptera

  1. (historical) An ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site.
    Synonyms:
    Apteron

Synonyms of Aptera

Origin of Aptera

From Greek Ἄπτερα (Áptera), from Ancient Greek Άπταρα (Áptara), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀞𐀲𐀷 (a-pa-ta-wa, “Apatawa”)

Words formed from Aptera

Questions about Aptera

What does Aptera mean?
Aptera means an ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site.
What part of speech is Aptera?
Aptera is a proper noun.

Words near Aptera in the dictionary

  1. aptazapine
  2. aptazyme
  3. aptazymes
  4. aptd.
  5. apter
  6. Aptera
  7. apteral
  8. apteran
  9. apterans
  10. apterate
  11. apterates

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