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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIADOCHI

Greek: successors.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIADOCHI

Diadochi  [daɪˈædəkaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIADOCHI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diadochi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIADOCHI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diadochi

Diadochi

The Diadochi were the rival generals, families and friends of Alexander the Great who fought for control over his empire after his death in 323 BC. The Wars of the Diadochi mark the beginning of the Hellenistic period.

Definition of Diadochi in the English dictionary

The definition of Diadochi in the dictionary is the six Macedonian generals who, after the death of Alexander the Great, fought for control of his empire in the Wars of the Diadochi.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIADOCHI


bronchi
ˈbrɒŋkaɪ
caille
kaɪ
chi
kaɪ
disci
ˈdɪskaɪ
elenchi
ɪˈlɛŋkaɪ
ensky
ɪnˈskaɪ
foci
ˈfəʊkaɪ
Gracchi
ˈɡrækaɪ
kai
kaɪ
kye
kaɪ
Mackay
məˈkaɪ
Malachi
ˈmæləˌkaɪ
Mordecai
ˌmɔːdəˈkaɪ
rhonchi
ˈrɒŋkaɪ
rocaille
rɒˈkaɪ
sakai
ˈsakaɪ
sky
skaɪ
Skye
skaɪ
spy-in-the-sky
ˌspaɪɪnðəˈskaɪ
streptococci
ˌstrɛptəʊˈkɒkaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIADOCHI

Diaghilev

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIADOCHI

Balochi
Bauchi
chichi
Chukchi
gnocchi
hibachi
Hitachi
Karachi
kimchi
Kochi
litchi
makunouchi
mariachi
mirchi
Noguchi
Ranchi
ronchi
Sochi
Tamagotchi
Wars of the Diadochi

Synonyms and antonyms of Diadochi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Diadochi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIADOCHI

Find out the translation of Diadochi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Diadochi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Diadochi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Diadochi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Diadochi
570 millions of speakers

English

Diadochi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Diadochi
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Diadochi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Diadochi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Diadochi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Diadochi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Diadochi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diadochi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diadochen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Diadochi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Diadochi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diadochi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Diadochi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Diadochi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिडोची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Diadochi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Diadochi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diadochów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Diadochi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Diadochi
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Διάδοχοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Diadochi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Diadochi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Diadochi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Diadochi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIADOCHI»

The term «Diadochi» is normally little used and occupies the 130.770 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIADOCHI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Diadochi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Diadochi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Diadochi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIADOCHI»

Discover the use of Diadochi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Diadochi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After Alexander: The Time of the Diadochi (323-281 BC)
"This volume contains the revised proceedings of an international symposium on "The Time of the Diadochi (323-281 BC)," held at the University of La Coruna (Spain), in September 2010."
Víctor Alonso Troncoso, Edward M. Anson, 2013
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Procli Diadochi
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Gvilelmvs Kroll, 2009
3
Diadochi: Battles of the Diadochi, Satraps of the ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
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Warfare in antiquity
Chapter. VII. The. Diadochi. From the world empire of Alexander there stem a number of subempires that, founded by his generals, were actually what we call military monarchies, an expression one may not yet use in speaking of Alexander's ...
Hans Delbruck, Hans Delbr_ck, 1990
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Procli Diadochi in Platonis Cratylum Commentaria
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Giorgio Pasquali, 2008
6
Articles on Generals of the Diadochi, Including: Eupolemus ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
Articles on Battles of the Diadochi, Including: Battle of ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
8
Concise Encyclopeida Of World History
Diadochi wars Upon Alexander's death there was a period of almost incessant warfare among the principal Macedonian generals, called the Diadochi. It took many years of fighting among these generals and their sons before they could arrive ...
Carlos Ramirez-Faria, 2007
9
Hellenistic Civilization
The succession problem: the child Alexander IV and his uncle Philip Arrhidaeus □ Perdiccas appointed regent □ First sharing ofthe empire □ The period ofthe Diadochi The illness that killed Alexander in the bloom of youth had been so ...
Francois Chamoux, 2008
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The Cambridge Ancient History
His account of the Diadochi clearly goes back directly or indirectly to Hieronymus; but who lies behind his history of the later decades of the century is obscure. One view makes Trogus' main source the History of Kings by the Alexandrian ...
F. W. Walbank, A. E. Astin, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIADOCHI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Diadochi is used in the context of the following news items.
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2300-Year-Old Hoard of Silver Coins, Jewelry Found in Israel
... from the death of Alexander, a time when the Wars of the Diadochi broke out in Israel between Alexander's heirs following his death. «Sci-News.com, Apr 15»
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Spelunkers Find 2300-Year-Old Silver Coins in Israel
... of the Diadochi broke out in Israel between Alexander's heirs following his death,” an IAA archeologist explained. “Presumably the cache was ... «KOIN.com, Mar 15»
3
Netanyahu was the only one to realize: The worse it gets, the better
Which brings us to the other set of Diadochi, within Likud. First, Gilad Erdan, the popular minister who filled Gideon Sa'ar's shoes as first among ... «Haaretz, Mar 15»
4
Cavers Find Ancient Hoard of Coins and Jewelry in Israel
... a time when the Wars of the Diadochi broke out in Israel between Alexander's heirs following his death," IAA officials said in a statement. «Live Science, Mar 15»
5
'The Conspiracy of Us' book review: An intense page turner
This is the first young adult novel I have read that introduces the history of Alexander the Great and the Diadochi. From the first few chapters the ... «Hypable, Jan 15»
6
A very brief history of Jerusalem
After Alexander's death nine years later, his generals, the Diadochi, fought for control over the kingdom, and it was divided into a number of ... «Haaretz, May 14»
7
Animal soldiers: Hannibal's elephants to Ukraine's killer dolphins
One of the earliest recorded uses of attack animals was during the Diadochi wars in around 300BC. A good century before Hannibal's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
8
Let's Eliminate The Term Middle East
... the two great centers of Hellenistic Judaism), was founded by Seleucus I, one of the Macedonian Diadochi succeeding Alexander the Great. «The Chattanoogan, Jan 14»
9
Study: 'What everyone thinks about war elephants is wrong'
One of the largest battles of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi, it was fought between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, pharaoh of ... «Wired.co.uk, Jan 14»
10
Patara excavations start for the 25th time this summer
During the Wars of the Diadochi, it was occupied in turn by Antigonus and Demetrius, before finally falling to the Ptolemies. Strabo informs us ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Diadochi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/diadochi>. Apr 2024 ».
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