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Locris

Locris proper noun: an ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Proper noun

Locris

  1. An ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

Origin of Locris

Borrowed from Latin Locris, from Ancient Greek Λοκρίς (Lokrís).

Questions about Locris

What does Locris mean?
Locris means an ancient region of Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.
What part of speech is Locris?
Locris is a proper noun.

Words near Locris in the dictionary

  1. locoums
  2. locoweed
  3. locoweeds
  4. Locrian
  5. Locrian mode
  6. Locris
  7. locs
  8. locsiton
  9. locsitonic
  10. locsitons
  11. Locso-on

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