- 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
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Colchis
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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 — 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
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
