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Thucydides

/θjuːˈsɪdɪdiːz/

Thucydides proper noun: a great ancient Greek historian (c. 460 BCE – c. 395 BCE) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BCE war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BCE.

Proper noun

Thucydides

  1. A great ancient Greek historian (c. 460 BCE – c. 395 BCE) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BCE war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BCE.

Thucydides meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Thucydides in Hindi

historian
थ्यूसीदाइदीज thyūsīdāidīj

Thucydides in Tamil

historian
துசிடிடீஸ் tuciṭiṭīs

Thucydides in Urdu

historian
تھوسی ڈائڈز

Thucydides in Bengali

historian
থুসিডাইডিস thuśiḍaiḍiś
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Thucydides in Malayalam
തുസ്സിഡിഡീസ് tussiḍiḍīsŭ
Thucydides in Odia
ଥ୍ୟୁସିଡ଼ାଇସ୍ thyusiṛāis
Thucydides in Tagalog
Tucidides
Thucydides in Arabic
ثوقيديدس
Thucydides in Malay
Thoukydides
Thucydides in Indonesian
Thukidides
Thucydides in Persian
توسیدید
Thucydides in Thai
ทิวซิดิดีส
Thucydides in Vietnamese
Thucydides

Forms of Thucydides

alternative formTh.

Origin of Thucydides

From Latin Thūcȳdidēs, from Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs), from θεός (theós, “ruler, god”) + κῦδος (kûdos, “glory”) + -ῐ́δης (-ĭ́dēs, patronymic suffix).

Words formed from Thucydides

Phrases with Thucydides

Questions about Thucydides

What does Thucydides mean?
Thucydides means a great ancient Greek historian (c. 460 BCE – c. 395 BCE) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century BCE war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 BCE.
What is Thucydides in Hindi?
Thucydides in Hindi is थ्यूसीदाइदीज (thyūsīdāidīj). See Thucydides meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Thucydides?
Thucydides is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thucydides?
Thucydides is pronounced /θjuːˈsɪdɪdiːz/.

Words near Thucydides in the dictionary

  1. thucholites
  2. thucholitic
  3. thuck
  4. Thucydidean
  5. Thucydideans
  6. Thucydides
  7. Thucydides trap
  8. Thucydides traps
  9. Thucydidesian
  10. Thucydidian
  11. thud

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