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Heraklion

Heraklion proper noun: the capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.

Proper noun

Heraklion

  1. The capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
  2. A regional unit in central Crete, Greece.

Forms of Heraklion

alternative formHerakleion
alternative formIraklion
alternative formIráklion

Origin of Heraklion

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio).

Questions about Heraklion

What does Heraklion mean?
Heraklion means the capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
What part of speech is Heraklion?
Heraklion is a proper noun.

Words near Heraklion in the dictionary

  1. Heraea
  2. Herakleopolitan
  3. Herakleopolitans
  4. Herakleotic
  5. Herakles
  6. Heraklion
  7. herald
  8. herald moth
  9. herald moths
  10. herald patch
  11. herald patches

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