Argos

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UK/ˈɑːɡɒs/UK/ˈɑːɡəs/US/ˈɑɹˌɡɑs/US/ˈɑɹɡəs/

proper noun

A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.

OriginAncient Greek Ἄργος →
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Meanings

proper nounArgos (plural Argoses)

plural Argoses

  1. A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. Greekhuman sciencesThe dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
  3. Greekalternativehuman sciencesAlternative form of Argus (“many-eyed servant of Hera”).
  4. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Greece.
  5. A river in Murcia, Spain; flowing from Caravaca de la Cruz into the Segura at Calasparra.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἌργος
  2. Ancient GreekἌργος
  3. EnglishArgos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄργος (Árgos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἄργος
  • Ἄργος (Árgos)city in Greece
Arabic آرغوس
  • آرغوسcity in Greece
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾戈斯 /阿尔戈斯
  • 阿爾戈斯 /阿尔戈斯 (Ā'ěrgēsī)city in Greece
Danish Argos
  • Argoscity in Greece
Greek Άργος
  • Άργος (Árgos)city in Greece
Hindi अर्गोस
  • अर्गोस (argos)city in Greece
Italian Argo
  • Argocity in Greece
Japanese アルゴス
  • アルゴス (Arugosu)city in Greece
Korean 아르고스
  • 아르고스 (Areugoseu)city in Greece
Latin Argī, Argos
  • Argīcity in Greece
  • Argoscity in Greece
Polish Argos
  • Argoscity in Greece
Portuguese Argos
  • Argoscity in Greece
Russian А́ргос
  • А́ргос (Árgos)city in Greece
Spanish Argos
  • Argoscity in Greece
Turkish Argos
  • Argoscity in Greece
Ukrainian А́ргос
  • А́ргос (Árhos)city in Greece
Urdu آرگوس
  • آرگوس (ārgos)city in Greece

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Argos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argos

MLA

“Argos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Argos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argos.

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