"Pheste" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [French]

IPA: /fɛst/ Forms: Phæste [alternative], Phaistos [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Phaestum, from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós). Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|la|Phaestum}} Latin Phaestum, {{der|fr|grc|Φαιστός}} Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós) Head templates: {{fr-prop|m}} Pheste m
  1. Phaistos (an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Greece Derived forms: phestien, Phestien, Phestienne
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