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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγαρίς (Megarís).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Megaris f sg (genitive Megaridis); third declension
- A country in Greece, between Attica and Phocis
- An island situated near Naples
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Megaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Megaris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Megaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.