Phocis

P3H4O1C3I1S1

proper noun

A regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, in modern Greece. Capital and largest city: Amphissa. It is located north northeast of the Peloponnese, which included Delphi.

OriginLatin Phōcis ← Ancient Greek Φωκίς →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Phokis

  1. A regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, in modern Greece. Capital and largest city: Amphissa. It is located north northeast of the Peloponnese, which included Delphi.
  2. historicalAn ancient region in the central part of ancient Greece that included Delphi.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΦωκίς
  2. LatinPhōcis
  3. EnglishPhocis

Borrowed from Latin Phōcis, from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Φωκίς
  • Φωκίς (Phōkís)a periphery in the southwest Central Greece
French Phocide
  • Phocidea periphery in the southwest Central Greece
Greek Φωκίδα
  • Φωκίδα (Fokída)a periphery in the southwest Central Greece
Italian Focide
  • Focidea periphery in the southwest Central Greece
Latin Phocis
  • Phocisa periphery in the southwest Central Greece
Portuguese Fócida
  • Fócidaa periphery in the southwest Central Greece

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phocis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phocis.

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