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Hecatompylus

Hecatompylus proper noun: a city in the province of Qumis, Persia, in modern Iran; Shahr-i Qumis; Saddarvazeh; one of the royal cities of the Parthian Empire.

Proper noun

Hecatompylus

  1. (historical) A city in the province of Qumis, Persia, in modern Iran; Shahr-i Qumis; Saddarvazeh; one of the royal cities of the Parthian Empire.

Origin of Hecatompylus

Borrowed from Latin Hecatompylus, from Ancient Greek Ἑκατόμπυλος (Hekatómpulos, literally “one hundred gates”). The city had more than the traditional four gates.

Questions about Hecatompylus

What does Hecatompylus mean?
Hecatompylus means a city in the province of Qumis, Persia, in modern Iran; Shahr-i Qumis; Saddarvazeh; one of the royal cities of the Parthian Empire.
What part of speech is Hecatompylus?
Hecatompylus is a proper noun.

Words near Hecatompylus in the dictionary

  1. hecatombed
  2. hecatombing
  3. hecatombs
  4. hecatomped
  5. Hecatompedon
  6. Hecatompylus
  7. Hecatoncheires
  8. hecatonicosachora
  9. hecatonicosachoron
  10. hecatonicosachorons
  11. hecatontarchies

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