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Phaistos

/ˈfɛstɒs/

Phaistos proper noun: an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece.

Proper noun

Phaistos

  1. An ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece.

Forms of Phaistos

alternative formPhaestum
alternative formPhæstum

Origin of Phaistos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

Words formed from Phaistos

Phrases with Phaistos

Questions about Phaistos

What does Phaistos mean?
Phaistos means an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece.
What part of speech is Phaistos?
Phaistos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Phaistos?
Phaistos is pronounced /ˈfɛstɒs/.

Words near Phaistos in the dictionary

  1. Phair
  2. Phairel
  3. Phairen
  4. Phairs
  5. Phaistian
  6. Phaistos
  7. Phaistos Disc
  8. PHAK
  9. Phake
  10. phakia
  11. phakic

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