Etymology

Zakynthos

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Today it means: An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΖάκυνθος
  2. English todayZakynthos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos). Doublet of Zante.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΖάκυνθος all →

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