Word.ws English Dictionary

Issus

/ˈɪsəs/

Issus proper noun: an ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

Proper noun

Issus

  1. (historical) An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

Issus meaning in Marathi

Issus in Marathi

ancient settlement in Cilicia
इस्सुस issus

Origin of Issus

From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).

Words that rhyme with Issus

Questions about Issus

What does Issus mean?
Issus means an ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
What is Issus in Marathi?
Issus in Marathi is इस्सुस (issus). See Issus meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Issus?
Issus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Issus?
Issus is pronounced /ˈɪsəs/.

Words near Issus in the dictionary

  1. issuest
  2. issueth
  3. issuing
  4. issuings
  5. issur
  6. Issus
  7. Issy
  8. Issyk Kul
  9. Issyk-Kul
  10. ist
  11. Ist person

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Issus (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.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Issus.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/issus. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.