Colchis

/ˈkɔl.kɪs/ noun

Definition

An ancient kingdom located on the eastern coast of the Black Sea in what is now the country of Georgia, famous in Greek mythology for the Golden Fleece.

Etymology

From Greek Kolchis, possibly related to the Mingrelian language of the region or meaning 'land of gold.' The name appears extensively in classical Greek literature and mythology.

Kelly Says

Colchis was so famous for gold that the Greeks invented the legend of the Golden Fleece—and here's the amazing part: they may have actually found gold by putting sheep's wool in rivers to trap gold dust, which is a real technique!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮልቺስ
kol-khees
ARالعربية
كولخيس
kool-khees
BNবাংলা
কল্চিস
kol-khees
CACatalà
Colquis
kol-khees
CSČeština
Kolchida
kol-kee-da
DADansk
Kolchis
kol-khees
DEDeutsch
Kolchis
kol-khees
ELΕλληνικά
Κολχίδα
kol-kee-da
ESEspañol
Colquis
kol-khees
FAفارسی
کولخس
kool-khees
FISuomi
Kolchis
kol-khees
FRFrançais
Colchide
kol-sheed
GUGU
કોલ્ચિસ
kol-khees
HAHA
Colchis
kol-khees
HEעברית
קולכיס
kol-khees
HIहिन्दी
कोल्खिस
kol-khees
HUMagyar
Kolchis
kol-khees
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kolchis
kol-khees
IGIG
Colchis
kol-khees
ITItaliano
Colchide
kol-kee-deh
JA日本語
コルキス
korukisu
KKKK
Колхис
kol-khees
KMKM
កោលឈិស
kol-khees
KO한국어
콜키스
kol-kis
MRMR
कोल्खिस
kol-khees
MSBahasa Melayu
Colchis
kol-khees
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့လ်ချစ်
kol-khees
NLNederlands
Kolchida
kol-kee-da
NONorsk
Kolchis
kol-khees
PAPA
ਕੋਲਖਿਸ
kol-khees
PLPolski
Kolchida
kol-kee-da
PTPortuguês
Colchida
kol-chee-da
RORomână
Colchis
kol-khees
RUРусский
Колхида
kol-khee-da
SVSvenska
Kolchis
kol-khees
SWKiswahili
Colchis
kol-khees
TAதமிழ்
கொல்ச்சிஸ்
kol-khees
TEతెలుగు
కొల్చిస్
kol-khees
THไทย
คอลชิส
kol-khees
TLTL
Colchis
kol-khees
TRTürkçe
Kolhis
kol-hees
UKУкраїнська
Колхідa
kol-khee-da
URاردو
کولخس
kool-khees
VITiếng Việt
Colchis
kol-khees
YOYO
Kólchís
kol-khees
ZH中文
科尔奇斯
kē èr qí sī
ZUZU
Colchis
kol-khees

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