ἀποικία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ᾰ̓́ποικος (ápoikos, colonist) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ποικῐ́ᾱ (apoikíāf (genitive ᾰ̓ποικῐ́ᾱς); first declension (Attic, Doric, Koine)

  1. colony

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