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Gortyn

Gortyn proper noun: ancient city in central Crete, Greece.

Proper noun

Gortyn

  1. (historical) Ancient city in central Crete, Greece.
  2. A municipality in central Crete, Greece.

Origin of Gortyn

From Ancient Greek Γόρτυν (Górtun).

Questions about Gortyn

What does Gortyn mean?
Gortyn means ancient city in central Crete, Greece.
What part of speech is Gortyn?
Gortyn is a proper noun.

Words near Gortyn in the dictionary

  1. Gortonist
  2. Gortonists
  3. Gortonite
  4. Gortonites
  5. gortons
  6. Gortyn
  7. Gorum
  8. Gorums
  9. gory
  10. gory details
  11. Goryeo

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