Elefsina

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proper noun

A suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit regional unit of Greece, site of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

OriginGreek Ελευσίνα →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Eleusis

  1. A suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit regional unit of Greece, site of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

    The city of Elefsina is located around 20 km outside Athens, in the western part of Attica, and it has approximately 30,000 inhabitants.

    2021, Hubert Heinelt, Björn Egner, Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas, editors, The Politics of Local Innovation: Conditions for the Development of Innovations, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin

  1. GreekΕλευσίνα
  2. EnglishElefsina

Borrowed from Greek Ελευσίνα (Elefsína).

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APA

Elefsina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elefsina

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“Elefsina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elefsina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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