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Methone

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From Latin Methōnē, from Ancient Greek Μεθώνη (Methṓnē). Doublet of Methoni and Modon.

proper noun

  1. historical An ancient city near present-day Methoni in Peloponnese, Greece.
  2. historical An ancient city-state near present-day Methoni in Central Macedonia, Greece.
  3. historical An ancient city-state near present-day Ano Lechonia in Thessaly, Greece.
  4. historical Former name of Methana: a city in Attica, Greece.
  5. Greek One of the Alkyonides.
  6. A small satellite of Saturn.

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name Ancient Greek cities — see also Methoni

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@misc{methone_2026,
  title = {Methone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/methone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}