Chalcis

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Chalcis

/ˈkælsɪs/

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Borrowed from Latin Chalcis, borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khălkĭ́s), from χᾰλκός (khălkós, “bronze”) + -ῐς (-ĭs).

proper noun

A city in Euboea regional unit, Greece.
An ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey.
An ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece.
An ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece.
An ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece.
An ancient town in modern northern Syria, now known as Qinnasrin.
The former Byzantine name of İnecik, a village in Thrace in modern Turkey.

Similar: Chalkida

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proper noun

Similar: Chalkida

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name city

हिन्दी	कैलसिस kailsis
Français	Chalcis, Chalcide
Italiano	Calcide
Ελληνικά	Χαλκίδα Chalkída
Русский	Халки́да Xalkída

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@misc{chalcis_2026,
  title = {Chalcis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chalcis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}