Halicarnassus

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria (region), Anatolia (region), in modern-day Turkey (country).

Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin Halicarnassus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλικαρνασσός.

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