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Definition of Euripus

Euripus
Euripus Eu*ri"pus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? well + ? a rushing motion.] A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide, or a current, flows and reflows with violence, as the ancient fright of this name between Eub[ae]a and B[ae]otia. Hence, a flux and reflux. --Burke.

Meaning of Euripus from wikipedia

- Euripus or Euripo(s) can refer to: Euripus Strait in Central Greece, between Euboea and the main Gr**** peninsula Chalcis, a town located on that strait...
- time when Procopius wrote, the name of the fortress on the Euripus was probably "Euripus," which had become "Egripos" by 1204, and was adopted and slightly...
- the Euripus. Thus, as Lloyd has suggested, the Euripus could have served as a cold plunge-pool for the Baths of Agrippa. The large size of the Euripus could...
- Bridge" in the west at the narrowest point of the Euripus Strait and a suspension bridge. The Euripus Strait which separates the city and the island from...
- Genus: Sasakia Species: S. charonda Binomial name Sasakia charonda (Hewitson, 1863) Synonyms Diadema charonda Hewitson, 1863 Euripus core**** Leech, 1887...
- Euripus Bridge (also Euripos Bridge, Evripos Bridge; Gr****: Γέφυρα Ευρίπου) is a 395-metre-long (1,296 ft) cable-sta**** bridge located in Chalcis that...
- Mediterranean Sea. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only 40 m (130 ft) at its narrowest point). In general outline...
- Euripus nyctelius, the courtesan, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females...
- Euripus or Euripos (Ancient Gr****: Εὔριπος) was a town in ancient Acarnania. It is known mainly through epigraphic evidence, including the appointment...
- populous island; Euboea, separated from the mainland by the 60 m-wide Euripus Strait, is the second largest, followed by ****s and Rhodes. The Gr****...