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peraia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pera-ia
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of peraia.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek περαία (peraía), Greek Περαία (Peraía), Latin Peraea, often capitalized and treated like a proper name (compare e.g. the City).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does peraia mean?
A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.
Where does peraia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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