Œchalia

proper noun

A city that was located in Ancient Greece.

OriginAncient Greek Οἰχαλία →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Oechalia

  1. historyA city that was located in Ancient Greece.

    But Hecateus the Mileſian writes that Œchalia is in Scium, a part of Eretria.

    1794, Pausanias, The Description of Greece, book IV, chapter II, page 341 (translated from Greek)

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΟἰχαλία
  2. EnglishŒchalia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οἰχαλία (Oikhalía).

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APA

Œchalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%92chalia

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