XANTHUS

Meaning of XANTHUS in English

Pronunciation: ' zan(t)-th ə s

Function: geographical name

city of ancient Lycia; site near mouth of Koca River in SW Turkey

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

XANTHUS — geographical name city of ancient Lycia; site near mouth of Koca River in SW Turkey
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XANTHUS — Ancient city of Lycia , Anatolia. Situated near the mouth of the Xanthus River in southeastern Turkey, its ruins include …
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XANTHUS — /zan"theuhs/ , n. an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Xanthus River: site …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHUS — geographical name city of ancient Lycia; site near mouth of Koca River in SW Turkey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
XANTHUS — modern Kinik principal city of ancient Lycia. It is situated on a cliff above the mouth of the Koca (Xanthus) …
Britannica English vocabulary
XANTHUS — Ancient city of Lycia , Anatolia. Situated near the mouth of the Xanthus River in southeastern Turkey, its ruins include …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
XANTHUS — [Greek] Xanthus and Balius are the two immortal horses that Poseidon gave to Peleus as a wedding present. The horses …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
XANTHUS — Xanthus
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XANTHUS — Xanthus
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XANTHUS — Ксанф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
XANTHUS — Xanthus
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XANTHUS — Xanthus
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XANTHIDAE — ˈzan(t)thəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Xanthus, type genus (from Greek xanthos yellow) + -idae : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHIAN — ˈzan(t)thēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Xanth us + English -an : of or relating to the ancient town of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near …
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XANTHIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHIAN — /zan"thee euhn/ , adj. of or pertaining to the ancient city of Xanthus. [ 1675-85; XANTH(US) + -IAN ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHIAN — adj of or pertaining to xanthus, an ancient town on asia minor; applied especially to certain marbles found near …
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PROCLUS — born c. 410, Constantinople [now Istanbul] died 485, Athens the last major Greek philosopher. He was influential in helping Neoplatonic …
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LYCIAN ALPHABET — writing system of the Lycian people of southwest Asia Minor, dating from the 5th4th centuries BC. The Lycian alphabet is …
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LYCIA — ancient maritime district of southwestern Anatolia (now Turkey). Lycia lay along the Mediterranean coast between Caria and Pamphylia, and extended …
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GYGES — died c. 652 BC king of Lydia, in western Anatolia (now Turkey), from about 680 to about 652 BC; he …
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FETHIYE — town, southwestern Turkey. It lies along a sheltered bay in the eastern part of the Gulf of Fethiye on the …
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FELLOWS, SIR CHARLES — born August 1799, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died Nov. 8, 1860, London English archaeologist who discovered ruins of the cities …
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PODARGE — [Greek] One of the Harpies. By Zephyrus she became the mother of Xanthus and Balius, the horses of Achilles.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
BALIUS — [Greek] One of two immortal horses that Poseidon gave to Peleus as a wedding present. See: Xanthus.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PATARA — (city of Patarus), a Lycian city situated on the southwestern shore of Lycia, not far from the left bank of …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
VIDEODISC (CONT.) — Most hypermedia authoring software packages allow for interactive random access of videodiscs. NeXt users can control videodiscs from the Xanthus …
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