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Pylos

Pylos proper noun: a town and ancient city in Messenia prefecture, Greece, formerly named Navarino.

Proper noun

Pylos

  1. A town and ancient city in Messenia prefecture, Greece, formerly named Navarino.

Forms of Pylos

alternative formPilos
alternative formPílos

Origin of Pylos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πύλος (Púlos).

Words formed from Pylos

Questions about Pylos

What does Pylos mean?
Pylos means a town and ancient city in Messenia prefecture, Greece, formerly named Navarino.
What part of speech is Pylos?
Pylos is a proper noun.

Words near Pylos in the dictionary

  1. pylorospasm
  2. pylorospasms
  3. pylorotomy
  4. pylorus
  5. pyloruses
  6. Pylos
  7. pylot
  8. pylote
  9. pylotes
  10. pylots
  11. Pym

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