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Naucratis

/ˈnɔːkɹətɪs/

Naucratis proper noun: a city in Ancient Egypt, the only permanent Greek colony there.

Proper noun

Naucratis

  1. A city in Ancient Egypt, the only permanent Greek colony there.

Origin of Naucratis

From Ancient Greek Ναύκρατις (Naúkratis).

Questions about Naucratis

What does Naucratis mean?
Naucratis means a city in Ancient Egypt, the only permanent Greek colony there.
What part of speech is Naucratis?
Naucratis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Naucratis?
Naucratis is pronounced /ˈnɔːkɹətɪs/.

Words near Naucratis in the dictionary

  1. naucoroid
  2. naucrar
  3. naucraries
  4. naucrars
  5. naucrary
  6. Naucratis
  7. Nauen
  8. Nauert
  9. Nauerts
  10. Naufal
  11. naufragate

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