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Cnidus

Cnidus is the alternative spelling of Knidos.

Meaning of Knidos

Proper noun

Knidos

  1. An ancient settlement in southwestern Asia Minor; the location of the Ancient Greek city Caria.
    • the Aphrodite of Knidos

Origin of Cnidus

From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).

Questions about Cnidus

What is Cnidus the alternative spelling of?
Cnidus is the alternative spelling of Knidos.

Words near Cnidus in the dictionary

  1. cnidopsins
  2. cnidosac
  3. cnidosacs
  4. cnidosporidian
  5. cnidosporidians
  6. Cnidus
  7. Cnile
  8. Cniles
  9. CNL
  10. CNLs
  11. CNM

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cnidus (page history and authors); Knidos (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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