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Arginusae

Arginusae proper noun: three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War.

Proper noun

Arginusae

  1. (historical) Three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War.
    Synonyms:
    Canaea

Synonyms of Arginusae

Origin of Arginusae

From Ancient Greek Ἀργινοῦσαι (Arginoûsai).

Questions about Arginusae

What does Arginusae mean?
Arginusae means three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War.
What part of speech is Arginusae?
Arginusae is a proper noun.

Words near Arginusae in the dictionary

  1. argininosuccinic acid
  2. arginolytic
  3. arginosuccinate
  4. arginosuccinates
  5. arginosuccinic acid
  6. Arginusae
  7. arginyl
  8. arginyl aminopeptidase
  9. arginylaminopeptidase
  10. arginylated
  11. arginylation

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