Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thos
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Antalya Province, Turkey, formerly in Lycia.

Example Sentences

"Two days on from Xanthos, the trail brought me back to the coast by the ruins of Patara, capital of the Lycian League."

Derived Forms

Xanthian

Questions

What does xanthos mean?: An ancient city in Antalya Province, Turkey, formerly in Lycia.

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