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Tarentum

Tarentum proper noun: former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.

Proper noun

Tarentum

  1. (historical) Former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.
    Synonyms:
    Taras

Tarentum meaning in Marathi

Tarentum in Marathi

ancient Taranto
तारेंतुम tārentum

Synonyms of Tarentum

Origin of Tarentum

From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.

Questions about Tarentum

What does Tarentum mean?
Tarentum means former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.
What is Tarentum in Marathi?
Tarentum in Marathi is तारेंतुम (tārentum). See Tarentum meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Tarentum?
Tarentum is a proper noun.

Words near Tarentum in the dictionary

  1. tarentism
  2. tarento
  3. tarentos
  4. tarentula
  5. tarentulas
  6. Tarentum
  7. Tareq
  8. tares
  9. tarest
  10. Tareythang
  11. tarf

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