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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλωνῖτις (Khalōnîtis).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chalōnītis f sg (genitive Chalōnītidis); third declension
- An ancient district of Assyria, in modern Iran, mentioned by Pliny; modern Hulwan
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Chalonitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Chalonitis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly