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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέθορα (Méthora).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Methora n pl (genitive Methorōrum); second declension
- a city in India, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
References
- Methora in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Methora”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly