Meanings
proper noun
alternative Taygetus · alternative Taugetus · alternative Taÿgetus · alternative Taigetos
- A mountain range in the prefectures of Laconia, Messenia and Arcadia on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΤαΰγετον
- EnglishTaygetos
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταΰγετον (Taǘgeton).
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Ancient Greek Ταΰγετον
- Ταΰγετον (Taǘgeton)mountain ridge in Greece
French Taygète
- Taygètemountain ridge in Greece
German Taygetos
- Taygetosmountain ridge in Greece
Greek Ταϋγετος
- Ταϋγετος (Taÿgetos)mountain ridge in Greece
Hungarian Tajgetosz
- Tajgetoszmountain ridge in Greece
Latin Taygetus
- Taygetusmountain ridge in Greece
Portuguese Taígeto
- Taígetomountain ridge in Greece
Spanish Taigeto
- Taigetomountain ridge in Greece
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APA
Taygetos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taygetos
MLA
“Taygetos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taygetos. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Taygetos,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Taygetos.
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