Abydos
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos), from Egyptian ꜣbḏw:
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Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Abydos
- An ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.
- An ancient city of Mysia in northwest Asia Minor in modern Turkey, on the Hellespont.
Translations
[edit]ancient city in Egypt
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References
[edit]- William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “Abydos”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 6.
- Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7
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- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Egyptian
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪdəs
- Rhymes:English/aɪdəs/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/aɪdɑs
- Rhymes:English/aɪdɑs/3 syllables
- English lemmas
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- en:Ancient settlements
- en:Places in Egypt
- en:Places in Turkey