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Delphi

/ˈdɛlfi/

Delphi proper noun: a city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.

Proper noun

Delphi

  1. A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.
  2. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek, as well a diminutive of Delphine.
  3. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Indiana, United States.
  4. A programming language dialect based on Pascal.
  5. A method for obtaining consensus from a group of experts; see Delphi method in Wikipedia.

Delphi meaning in Hindi and Persian

Delphi in Hindi

city of ancient Greece
डेल्फी ḍelphī

Delphi in Persian

city of ancient Greece
دلفی delfi
programming language
دلفی delfi

Origin of Delphi

Borrowed from Latin Delphi.

Words formed from Delphi

Words that rhyme with Delphi

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Questions about Delphi

What does Delphi mean?
Delphi means a city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.
What is Delphi in Hindi?
Delphi in Hindi is डेल्फी (ḍelphī). See Delphi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Delphi?
Delphi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Delphi?
Delphi is pronounced /ˈdɛlfi/ (UK).

Words near Delphi in the dictionary

  1. delph
  2. delphacid
  3. delphacids
  4. delphatine
  5. delpheline
  6. Delphi
  7. Delphiad
  8. Delphiads
  9. Delphian
  10. Delphians
  11. delphic

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