argive

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Definition of argive in English English dictionary

In the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, and in later classical epics, an alternate name for an Achaean or Greek in general

An inhabitant of Argos

{s} of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos

A native of Argos

Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek

of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people

Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece

Hyphenation

Ar·give

Etymology

() From Greek Ἀργεῖοι, argeioi; Latin argivi.