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Erythraea

Erythraea proper noun: a town in ancient Crete.

Proper noun

Erythraea

  1. (historical) A town in ancient Crete.

Forms of Erythraea

alternative formErythraia

Origin of Erythraea

Borrowed from Latin Erythraea, from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραία (Eruthraía).

Questions about Erythraea

What does Erythraea mean?
Erythraea means a town in ancient Crete.
What part of speech is Erythraea?
Erythraea is a proper noun.

Words near Erythraea in the dictionary

  1. erythorbic
  2. erythorbic acid
  3. erythr-
  4. erythrabyssin
  5. Erythrae
  6. Erythraea
  7. Erythraean
  8. Erythraean Sea
  9. Erythraeans
  10. erythraeid
  11. erythraeids

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