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Panticapaeum

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Panticapaeum

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Borrowed from Latin Panticapaeum, borrowed from Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion), borrowed from Proto-Scythian [Term?].

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  1. historical An important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.

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name Greek colony

FrançaisPanticapée
РусскийПантикапей Pantikapej

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"Panticapaeum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/panticapaeum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Panticapaeum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/panticapaeum

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"Panticapaeum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/panticapaeum.

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@misc{panticapaeum_2026,
  title = {Panticapaeum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/panticapaeum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}