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Lerna

Lerna proper noun: an ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra.

Proper noun

Lerna

  1. An ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra

Origin of Lerna

Borrowed from Latin Lerna, from Ancient Greek Λέρνη (Lérnē).

Questions about Lerna

What does Lerna mean?
Lerna means an ancient marshy region and former lake situated near Argos in modern southern Greece, famous as the abode of the Hydra.
What part of speech is Lerna?
Lerna is a proper noun.

Words near Lerna in the dictionary

  1. Lermas
  2. Lermontov
  3. Lermontovian
  4. lermontovite
  5. lern
  6. Lerna
  7. lernaean
  8. lernaeans
  9. lernaeodiscid
  10. lernaeodiscids
  11. lernaeopodid

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