- colchis
- n. ancient region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus Mountains that was the site of an ancient country where Jason traveled in search of the Golden Fleece
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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COLCHIs — idis, regio Asiae iuxta Pontum, regnum Aeetae Regis, et Medeae patria, Corace monte (qui est Tauri pars) a septentrione, ab ortu Iberiâ, a Meridie Phaside, ab occidente Euxinô Poutô clausa. Huc ferunt Iasonem cum Argonautis navigâsse, Medeaeque… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Colchis — [käl′kis] ancient country south of the Caucasus Mountains, on the Black Sea, in what is now Georgia Colchian [käl′kē ən] adj., n … English World dictionary
Colchis — History of Georgia This article is part of a series Prehistory … Wikipedia
Colchis — /kol kis/, n. an ancient country in Asia, S of the Caucasus and bordering on the Black Sea: the land of the Golden Fleece and of Medea in Greek mythology. * * * Ancient region on the Black Sea. Now the western part of the Republic of Georgia,… … Universalium
Colchis (Asteroid) — Asteroid (1135) Colchis Eigenschaften des Orbits Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid Große Halbachse 2,6678 AE Exzentrizität 0,1141 … Deutsch Wikipedia
colchis ivy — kolchidinė gebenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aralijinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Hedera colchica), paplitęs Kaukaze ir Turkijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Hedera colchica angl. colchis ivy; Persian ivy šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Colchis — geographical name ancient country bordering on Black Sea S of Caucasus Mountains; area now constitutes W part of Republic of Georgia • Colchian adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Colchis — noun Ancient region and Georgian kingdom south of Caucasus mountains and west of Iberia on the east shore of the Black Sea, in what is now western Georgia … Wiktionary
Colchis — (Germany) Printmaker. Produced surreal, fantasy images with giant phalli and phallic creature. Reproductions: Illustrations to Die Brille; 1922; Klinger, 1986: figs. 1004 1011 [C] … Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators
COLCHIS — a district on the E. of the Black Sea, and S. of Caucasus, where the Argonauts, according to Greek tradition, found and conquered the Golden Fleece; the natives had a reputation for witchcraft and sorcery … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
