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Phocian

Pho·cian [ fṓsh'n ] (plural Pho·cians)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody from Phocis in ancient Greece: somebody who was born or raised or who lived in the ancient Greek district of Phocis, north of the Gulf of Corinth. The Phocians controlled the sanctuary at Delphi in preclassical times.

[15th century. <Phocis, district of ancient Greece]

Pho·cian adjective
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