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phourion

phourion noun: a fortified stronghold in the context of Ancient Greece.

Noun

phourion (plural phouria)

  1. (historical, rare) A fortified stronghold in the context of Ancient Greece.

Forms of phourion

pluralphouria

Origin of phourion

From Ancient Greek φρούριον (phroúrion).

Questions about phourion

What does phourion mean?
Phourion means a fortified stronghold in the context of Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is phourion?
Phourion is a noun.
What is the plural of phourion?
The plural of phourion is phouria.

Words near phourion in the dictionary

  1. phouka
  2. phoukas
  3. phoulourie
  4. Phouoibi
  5. phouria
  6. phourion
  7. phousdar
  8. phousdars
  9. phoxacephalid
  10. phoxacephalids
  11. phoxichilidiid

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