"cothon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cothons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κώθων (kṓthōn), rendering a Phoenician term meaning something like "excavated". (Cothon was the name of the island in Carthage's artificial harbor, namesake of the type.) Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κώθων}} Ancient Greek κώθων (kṓthōn), {{der|en|phn|-}} Phoenician Head templates: {{en-noun}} cothon (plural cothons)
  1. An artificial, protected harbor in a Phoenician city, especially and originally the one in Carthage. Wikipedia link: cothon Categories (topical): Ports and harbours
    Sense id: en-cothon-en-noun-FjDwqPeJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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