AMPHICTYONY

Meaning of AMPHICTYONY in English

/am fik"tee euh nee/ , n. , pl. amphictyonies .

(in ancient Greece) any of the leagues of states, esp. the league at Delphi, united for mutual protection and the worship of a common deity.

[ 1825-35; Amphiktyonía. See AMPHICTYON, -Y 3 ]

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AMPHICTYONY — noun (plural -nies) see: home Date: 1835 an association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious …
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AMPHICTYONY — amˈfiktēənē noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek amphiktyonia, amphiktionia, from Amphiktyones, Amphiktiones + -ia -y : an association of neighboring …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHICTYONY — (n.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was …
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AMPHICTYONY — ( n. ) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHICTYONY — noun ( plural -nies ) Etymology: Greek amphiktyonia, from amphiktiones neighbors, from amphi- + -ktiones, from ktizein to found, inhabit …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHICTYONY — noun a league of states of ancient greece; ·esp. the celebrated confederation known as the amphictyonic council. its object was …
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AMPHICTYONY — [am.phic.ty.o.ny] n, pl -nies [Gk amphiktyonia] (1835): an association of neighboring states in ancient Greece to defend a common religious …
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AMPHICTYONY — also spelled amphictiony (from Greek amphiktyones, dwellers around) in ancient Greece, association of neighbouring states formed around a religious centre. …
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AMPHICTYONY — амфиктиония
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AMPHICTYONY — Амфиктиония
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AMPHICTYONY — n амфиктиония ( в Древней Греции )
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AMPHICTYONY — (n) амфиктиония
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AMPHICTYONY — n амфиктиония ( в Древней Греции )
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AMPHICTYONY — n амфиктиония ( в Древней Греции )
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AMPHICTYONY — амфиктиония
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AMPHICTYONY — Pronunciation: am- ' fik-t ē - ə -n ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -nies Etymology: Greek amphiktyonia, from amphiktiones …
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AMPHICTYONIC — adjective see: amphictyony
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PYLAGORE — ˈpiləˌgō(ə)r, ˈpīl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek pylagoras, from Pylai Pylae, Thermopylae, meeting place of the amphictyonic council + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHICTYONIC — |amˌfiktē|änik, am|f- adjective Etymology: Greek amphiktyonikos, amphiktionikos, from Amphiktyones, Amphiktiones + -ikos -ic : relating to an amphictyony or to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMPHICTYONIES — (pl. ) of Amphictyony
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AMPHICTYONIES — ( pl. ) of Amphictyony
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHICTYONIC — /am fik'tee on"ik/ , adj. of or pertaining to an amphictyon or an amphictyony. [ 1745-55; amphiktyonikós. See AMPHICTYON, -IC …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMPHICTYON — /am fik"tee euhn/ , n. a deputy to the council of an amphictyony. [ 1580-90; back formation from amphictyons amphiktýones, …
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AMPHICTYONIC — see amphictyony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMPHICTYONIES — pl of amphictyony.
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POROS — island of the Saronic group, lying close to the Argolis peninsula of the Peloponnese, part of the noms (department) of …
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PERSEUS — "Perseus," bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1545-54; in the Loggia dei 1/4 in Greek mythology, the slayer of the Gorgon …
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AMPHISSA — Modern Greek mfissa, agricultural centre, chief town of the eparkha (eparchy) of Parnassus (Parnasss), capital of the noms (department) of …
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