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Seleucus

UK/səˈluːkəs/US/ˌsɛleˈukəs/

Seleucus proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.

Proper noun

Seleucus

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.

Origin of Seleucus

From Latin Seleucus, from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos).

Words formed from Seleucus

Questions about Seleucus

What does Seleucus mean?
Seleucus means a male given name from Ancient Greek, particularly Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Seleucid Empire.
What part of speech is Seleucus?
Seleucus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seleucus?
Seleucus is pronounced /ˌsɛleˈukəs/ (US).

Words near Seleucus in the dictionary

  1. Seleucidean
  2. Seleucides
  3. Seleucidian
  4. Seleucidic
  5. seleucids
  6. Seleucus
  7. Seleukid
  8. Seleukidae
  9. Seleukides
  10. Seleukids
  11. selexipag

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