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Cyssus

Cyssus proper noun: an ancient town and port of Ionia mentioned by Livy.

Proper noun

Cyssus

  1. An ancient town and port of Ionia mentioned by Livy.

Origin of Cyssus

Borrowed from Latin Cyssūs, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about Cyssus

What does Cyssus mean?
Cyssus means an ancient town and port of Ionia mentioned by Livy.
What part of speech is Cyssus?
Cyssus is a proper noun.

Words near Cyssus in the dictionary

  1. Cyrus–Beck algorithm
  2. Cyryl
  3. cys
  4. cyser
  5. cysers
  6. Cyssus
  7. cyst
  8. cystacanth
  9. cystacanths
  10. cystadenocarcinoma
  11. cystadenocarcinomas

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