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Hercynia

Hercynia proper noun: an extensive forest in ancient Germany.

Proper noun

Hercynia

  1. (historical) An extensive forest in ancient Germany.

Questions about Hercynia

What does Hercynia mean?
Hercynia means an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
What part of speech is Hercynia?
Hercynia is a proper noun.

Words near Hercynia in the dictionary

  1. Herculina
  2. Herculæan
  3. hercurrah
  4. hercurrahs
  5. Hercverse
  6. Hercynia
  7. Hercynian
  8. Hercynians
  9. hercynine
  10. hercynite
  11. hercynites

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