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Rhacotis

Rhacotis proper noun: a city in Egypt near Alexandria.

Proper noun

Rhacotis

  1. A city in Egypt near Alexandria.

Origin of Rhacotis

From Latin Rhacotis, from Ancient Greek Ῥακῶτις (Rhakôtis, “Rhacotis”), Egyptian rꜥ-qdyt (“Alexandria”). Compare Coptic ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (rakoti).

Questions about Rhacotis

What does Rhacotis mean?
Rhacotis means a city in Egypt near Alexandria.
What part of speech is Rhacotis?
Rhacotis is a proper noun.

Words near Rhacotis in the dictionary

  1. rhachitomous
  2. rhacophorid
  3. rhacophorids
  4. rhacophorine
  5. rhacophorines
  6. Rhacotis
  7. Rhadamanthean
  8. Rhadamanthine
  9. Rhadamanthus
  10. Rhadamanthuses
  11. Rhadamanthys

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