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Helike

Helike proper noun: an ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC.

Proper noun

Helike

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC.
  2. (Greek) A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete.
  3. One of the moons of Jupiter.

Helike meaning in Marathi

Helike in Marathi

moon of Jupiter
हेलिके helike

Origin of Helike

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

Questions about Helike

What does Helike mean?
Helike means an ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC.
What is Helike in Marathi?
Helike in Marathi is हेलिके (helike). See Helike meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Helike?
Helike is a proper noun.

Words near Helike in the dictionary

  1. Heligolanders
  2. Heligolandic
  3. Heligolandish
  4. helijet
  5. helijets
  6. Helike
  7. Helikian
  8. helikite
  9. helikites
  10. helilift
  11. helilifted

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Helike (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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