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Argos

[ ahr-gos, -guhs ]
/ ˈɑr gɒs, -gəs /
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noun
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
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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