Argive

adjective

Ar·give ˈär-ˌjīv

-ˌgīv

: of or relating to the Greeks or Greece and especially the Achaean city of Argos or the surrounding territory of Argolis

Argive noun

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Latin Argivus, from Greek Argeios, literally, of Argos, from Argos city-state of ancient Greece

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1598, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Argive was in 1598

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Argive

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Ar·give ˈär-ˌjīv

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: of or relating to the Greeks or Greece and especially to the city of Argos

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