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delos

delos is the plural of delo.

Meaning of delo

Noun

delo (plural delos)

  1. (Australia, slang) A delegate (representative).

See all 2 meanings of delo

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Delos

Delos

  1. An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
    • We may also conclude that as it was the Ionic γένη of the Attic tetrapolis who in the main achieved the Ionization of Athens, so it was a branch of this same stock that settled at Delos […]2010, Lewis Richard Farnell, The Cults of the Greek States, page 108

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Delos

Delos

  1. (plural) plural of Delo

Origin of delos

From Ancient Greek Δῆλος (Dêlos).

Questions about delos

What does delos mean?
Delos means an island of the Cyclades, Greece.
What is delos the plural of?
Delos is the plural of delo.
What part of speech is delos?
Delos is a proper noun.

Words near delos in the dictionary

  1. Delorenzos
  2. Delores
  3. Deloria
  4. delorted
  5. deloryite
  6. delos
  7. Delosh
  8. Deloshes
  9. delosperma
  10. delospermas
  11. Delosreyes

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