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Molossia

Molossia proper noun: a region of ancient Epirus, the territory of the Molossians.

Proper noun

Molossia

  1. (historical) A region of ancient Epirus, the territory of the Molossians.
  2. A micronation claiming sovereignty over 1.28 acres of land near Dayton, Nevada.
    • X # 2 25 WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS Copper-Nickel, 39 mm. Ruler: Grand Duke Travis I Obv: Arms Rev: Crown and rearing horse on quartered flag background Rev. Legend: Treaty of Friendship between Westarctica and Molossia Edge: Reeded2011, George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, editors, Unusual World Coins (companion volume to the Standard Catalog of World Coins), 6th edition, Krause Publications, →ISBN
    • The micronation of Molossia in Nevada opened its own railroad line in March 2000.2014, Kathy Ceceri, Micronations: Invent Your Own Country and Culture with 25 Projects, Nomad Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    Republic of Molossia

Molossia meaning in Marathi

Molossia in Marathi

a region of ancient Epirus
मोलोस्सिया molossiyā

Synonyms of Molossia

  • Republic of Molossia

Origin of Molossia

From Ancient Greek Μολοσσῐ́ᾱ (Molossĭ́ā). The micronation was named by its founder, Kevin Baugh, who provided the following explanation: I liked the name “Molossia”, having seen it on the Internet referring to the ancient Molossian hounds. Adopting it I later discovered there was an Ancient Greek city-state named Molossia (demonstrating the importance of googling first). After some angry Greek journalists objected to the use of the name, I distanced our Molossia from the ancient Molossia. Now the meaning of the name officially is a corruption of the Hawaiian word Maluhia, which means serenity or peaceful.

Words formed from Molossia

Questions about Molossia

What does Molossia mean?
Molossia means a region of ancient Epirus, the territory of the Molossians.
What is Molossia in Marathi?
Molossia in Marathi is मोलोस्सिया (molossiyā). See Molossia meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Molossia?
Molossia is a proper noun.

Words near Molossia in the dictionary

  1. molosse
  2. molosser
  3. molossers
  4. molosses
  5. molossi
  6. Molossia
  7. Molossian
  8. Molossians
  9. molossic
  10. molossics
  11. molossid

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