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Edoni

Edoni noun: a Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.

Noun

the Edoni pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) A Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.
    Synonyms:
    Edones, Edonides

Synonyms of Edoni

Origin of Edoni

Borrowed from Latin Ēdōnī, from Ancient Greek Ἠδωνοί (Ēdōnoí). Doublet of hedon.

Questions about Edoni

What does Edoni mean?
Edoni means a Thracian people who dwelt mostly between the Nestus and the Strymon rivers in southern Thrace, but also once dwelt west of the Strymon at least as far as the Axios.
What part of speech is Edoni?
Edoni is a noun.

Words near Edoni in the dictionary

  1. Edomites
  2. Edomitic
  3. Edomitish
  4. edonentan
  5. Edones
  6. Edoni
  7. Edonian
  8. Edonians
  9. Edonides
  10. edopid
  11. edopids

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