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Callinicum

Callinicum proper noun: an ancient city in Syria, corresponding to modern-day Raqqa.

Proper noun

Callinicum

  1. (historical) An ancient city in Syria, corresponding to modern-day Raqqa
    Synonyms:
    Kallinikos

Synonyms of Callinicum

  • Kallinikos

Origin of Callinicum

Borrowed from Latin Callinīcum, from Ancient Greek Καλλίνικος (Kallínikos).

Questions about Callinicum

What does Callinicum mean?
Callinicum means an ancient city in Syria, corresponding to modern-day Raqqa.
What part of speech is Callinicum?
Callinicum is a proper noun.

Words near Callinicum in the dictionary

  1. calling-cards
  2. Callingham
  3. callingly
  4. callings
  5. Callington
  6. Callinicum
  7. Callinus
  8. callionymid
  9. callionymids
  10. callionymoid
  11. callionymoids

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