Argos

[ ahr-gos, -guhs ]

noun
  1. an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.

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Argos

/ (ˈɑːɡɒs, -ɡəs) /


noun
  1. an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc . Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)

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