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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁλικαρνασσεύς (Halikarnasseús), or alternatively from Halicarnāssus + -eus
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Halicarnāsseus (feminine Halicarnāssea, neuter Halicarnāsseum); first/second-declension adjective
- Halicarnassian (inhabitant of Halicarnassus, of which Herodotus is the most famous)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
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