Meanings
proper noun
- coastal town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
Origin
- Ancient GreekῬίζων
- LatinRisinium
- Serbo-CroatianRisan
- EnglishRisan
From Serbo-Croatian Risan, from Latin Risinium (contraction of earlier Rhizinium), from Ancient Greek Ῥίζων (Rhízōn).
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Ancient Greek Ῥίζων
- Ῥίζων (Rhízōn)town
Italian Risano
- Risanotown
Latin Risinium, Rhizinium
- Risiniumtown
- Rhiziniumtown
- Rhisiniumtown
- Rhisaniumtown
- Rhysonumtown
- Rosonumtown
- Rosaetown
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APA
Risan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Risan
MLA
“Risan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Risan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Risan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Risan.
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