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Risan

Risan proper noun: coastal town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.

Proper noun

Risan

  1. coastal town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Origin of Risan

From Serbo-Croatian Risan, from Latin Risinium (contraction of earlier Rhizinium), from Ancient Greek Ῥίζων (Rhízōn).

Questions about Risan

What does Risan mean?
Risan means coastal town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.
What part of speech is Risan?
Risan is a proper noun.

Words near Risan in the dictionary

  1. risalas
  2. risaldar
  3. risaldars
  4. risallah
  5. risallahs
  6. Risan
  7. risankizumab
  8. Risaralda
  9. RISAs
  10. risban
  11. risbank

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