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Halicarnassus

/ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/

Halicarnassus proper noun: an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.

Proper noun

Halicarnassus

  1. An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.

Origin of Halicarnassus

Borrowed from Latin Halicarnassus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halĭkarnāssós).

Words formed from Halicarnassus

Questions about Halicarnassus

What does Halicarnassus mean?
Halicarnassus means an ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.
What part of speech is Halicarnassus?
Halicarnassus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Halicarnassus?
Halicarnassus is pronounced /ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/.

Words near Halicarnassus in the dictionary

  1. Halicarnassans
  2. Halicarnassean
  3. Halicarnasseans
  4. Halicarnassian
  5. Halicarnassians
  6. Halicarnassus
  7. halichondramide
  8. halichondrid
  9. halichondrids
  10. halichondriid
  11. halichondriids

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