Meanings
nounAbderite (plural Abderites)
plural Abderites
- An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]
1814, Diodorus, chapter 4, in G. Booth, transl., The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original in Ancient Greek, page 27Synonyms: Abderian
- Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.
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nounAn inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
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Origin
- Ancient GreekἈβδηρίτης
- LatinAbderita
- EnglishAbderite
From Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs).
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Finnish abderalainen
- abderalainennative of Abdera, Thrace
German Abderit, Abderitin
- Abderitnative of Abdera, Thrace
- Abderitinnative of Abdera, Thrace
Hungarian abderita
- abderitanative of Abdera, Thrace
Norwegian Bokmål abderitt
- abderittnative of Abdera, Thrace
Polish abderyta, abderytka
- abderytanative of Abdera, Thrace
- abderytkanative of Abdera, Thrace
Portuguese abderita
- abderitanative of Abdera, Thrace
Swedish abderit
- abderitnative of Abdera, Thrace
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Abderite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abderite
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