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Dura-Europos

Dura-Europos proper noun: an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city on the bank of the Euphrates in present-day Syria.

Proper noun

Dura-Europos

  1. An ancient Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city on the bank of the Euphrates in present-day Syria.
    Synonyms:
    Dura

Synonyms of Dura-Europos

Forms of Dura-Europos

alternative formDura Europos
alternative formDura-Europus
alternative formDura Europus

Origin of Dura-Europos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δοῦρα Εὐρωπός (Doûra Eurōpós).

Questions about Dura-Europos

What does Dura-Europos mean?
Dura-Europos means an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian and Roman border city on the bank of the Euphrates in present-day Syria.
What part of speech is Dura-Europos?
Dura-Europos is a proper noun.

Words near Dura-Europos in the dictionary

  1. dur-brains
  2. Dur.
  3. dura
  4. dura mater
  5. dura maters
  6. Dura-Europos
  7. durabilities
  8. durability
  9. durable
  10. durable good
  11. durable goods

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