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colchis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
colchis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κολχίς (Kolkhís).

Inflected Forms

Kolkhis (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Colchian Colchidian Iberia Egrisi Lazica

Questions

What does colchis mean?
A historical region and ancient Georgian kingdom on the coast of the Black Sea in the South Caucasus on the border between Europe and Asia, corresponding to what is now western Georgia (including Abkhazia), as well as parts of Russia and Turkey.
Where does colchis come from?
From Ancient Greek Κολχίς (Kolkhís).

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