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Iraklion

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

Proper noun

Iraklion

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

Origin of Iraklion

Borrowed from Greek Ηράκλειο (Irákleio).

Questions about Iraklion

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

Words near Iraklion in the dictionary

  1. iraimbilanja
  2. Irak
  3. Irakian
  4. Irakians
  5. Irakli
  6. Iraklion
  7. Irakw
  8. iralukast
  9. irampanel
  10. iramusu
  11. Iran

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