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Kydonia

UK/kɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/US/kɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

Kydonia is the alternative form of Cydonia.

Meaning of Cydonia

Proper noun

Cydonia

  1. (historical) Former name of Chania: a city on the island of Crete, Greece.
  2. (historical) A former state on the island of Crete around the city.

Origin of Kydonia

From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v.

Words formed from Kydonia

Words that rhyme with Kydonia

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Questions about Kydonia

What is Kydonia the alternative form of?
Kydonia is the alternative form of Cydonia.
How do you pronounce Kydonia?
Kydonia is pronounced /kɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).

Words near Kydonia in the dictionary

  1. Kyburz
  2. KYC
  3. KYD
  4. kydell
  5. kydells
  6. Kydonia
  7. Kydonian
  8. Kydonians
  9. kydst
  10. kye
  11. Kyeamba

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Kydonia (page history and authors); Cydonia (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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