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Leukas

[ loo-kuhs ]
/ ˈlu kəs /
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noun
Levkas.
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Words nearby Leukas

Leuctra, leud, Leu enkephalin, leuk-, leukaemia, Leukas, leukemia, leukemic reticuloendotheliosis, leukemid, leuko-, leukoblast
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How to use Leukas in a sentence

  • To my disgust he did not get off at Ithaca to hunt up Penelope, but went on to Leukas.

    Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

  • Beyond that and across the Acheloos rose the snowy mountains of Acarnania and Leukas, just touched by the rising sun.

    Vacation days in Greece|Rufus B. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for Leukas

Leukas

Leucas

/ (ˈluːkəs) /
noun
another name for Levkás
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