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Borysthenes

Borysthenes proper noun: the Dnieper, the Dnipro.

Proper noun

the Borysthenes

  1. The Dnieper, the Dnipro.
    • He induced also the king of the Scythians to desist from the siege of the town Chersonesus (Sebastopol) beyond the Borysthenes.1887, The Provinces of the Roman Empire, page 236

Origin of Borysthenes

Borrowed from Latin Borysthenēs, from Ancient Greek Βορυσθένης (Borusthénēs).

Questions about Borysthenes

What does Borysthenes mean?
Borysthenes means the Dnieper, the Dnipro.
What part of speech is Borysthenes?
Borysthenes is a proper noun.

Words near Borysthenes in the dictionary

  1. Borys
  2. Borysenko
  3. Borysenkos
  4. Boryslav
  5. Boryspil
  6. Borysthenes
  7. Borzna
  8. borzoi
  9. borzois
  10. Borås
  11. Borðoy

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