Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abdera

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: ab-dera
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.

name

A modern municipality of Xanthi regional unit in the administrative region of Thrace, Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἄβδηρα

Derived Forms

Abderian abderitic abderitism

Questions

What does abdera mean?: An ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
Where does abdera come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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