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Pharos

Meaning of "Pharos" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PHAROS

ˈfɛərɒs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHAROS

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pharos 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 PHAROS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pharos

Pharos may refer to: Lighthouses: ▪ The Pharos of Alexandria, a tower built on the island of Pharos that became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ▪ The Pharos, either of two Roman lighthouses built at Dubris ▪ The Pharos, the common name of the Upper Lighthouse, Fleetwood, England Other: ▪ Pharos, a British racehorse ▪ Pharos, the original name of the Croatian island Hvar ▪ Pharos, an album by SETI ▪ The Pharos Project, a project featured in the Logopolis serial of the Doctor Who TV series ▪ Pharos, name of a character in Persona 3 ▪ PHAROS an Integrated Project co-financed by the European Union under the Information Society Technologies Programme – Strategic Objective ‘Search Engines for Audiovisual Content’ ▪ Pharos-Tribune, The daily newspaper of Logansport, Indiana ▪ Pharos Network Coordinates, a scalable mechanism for Internet distance estimation without explicit measurement...

Definition of Pharos in the English dictionary

The definition of Pharos in the dictionary is a large Hellenistic lighthouse built on an island off Alexandria in Egypt in about 280 bc and destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century: usually included among the Seven Wonders of the World.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHAROS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHAROS

Pharsalus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHAROS

Andros · Barros · Comoros · Gros · Gulf of Saros · Imbros · Maros · Matamoros · Monoceros · Negros · Nidaros · orthros · pros · rhinoceros · Santiago de los Caballeros · Siqueiros · Skyros · Tiros · Union of the Comoros · white rhinoceros

Synonyms and antonyms of Pharos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Pharos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHAROS

Find out the translation of Pharos to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Pharos from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pharos» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

灯塔
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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Pharos
570 millions of speakers
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Pharos
510 millions of speakers
hi

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प्रकाशस्तम्भ
380 millions of speakers
ar

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فاروس
280 millions of speakers
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Pharos
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Pharos
270 millions of speakers
bn

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বাতিঘর বা আলোকসংকেত
260 millions of speakers
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Pharos
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Pharos
190 millions of speakers
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Pharos
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ファロス
130 millions of speakers
ko

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파로스
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Pharos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèn pha
80 millions of speakers
ta

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Pharos
75 millions of speakers
mr

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फेरोस
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Pharos
70 millions of speakers
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Pharos
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Pharos
50 millions of speakers
uk

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Pharos
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Pharos
30 millions of speakers
el

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Φάρος
15 millions of speakers
af

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Pharos
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Pharos
10 millions of speakers
no

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Pharos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pharos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAROS»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHAROS»

Discover the use of Pharos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pharos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pharos: A Ghost Story
Set in the early nineteenth century, Pharos is a dazzling ghost story from an award-winning author.
Alice Thompson, 2014
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Pharos: Journal of the Netherlands Institute at Athens
A Neolithic Settlement and Cemetery. Princeton (N.J.). Crouwel, J.H., M. Prent, S. MacVeagh Thorne, G.-J. van Wijngaarden & C. Sueur 1995. Geraki. An acropolis site in Lakonia. Preliminary report on the first season (1995). Pharos 3, 41-65.
‎2007
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The British Pharos; Or a List of the Lighthouses on the ...
Alan Stevenson. THE BRITISH PHAROS. $995116, - Z -!"- .
Alan Stevenson, 1831
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Pharos, the Egyptian: A Romance
I returned and informed Pharos, who immediately placed his skinny finger upon the placard before him. "Tebworth," he said. "Hereit is.Thenext train for Norwich leavesat 2.48. What is the time now?" I consulted my watch. "Ten minutes totwo,"  ...
Guy Boothby
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Pharos the Parian settlement in Dalmatia: a study of a Greek ...
This is the first detailed study in English of the Greek settlement of Pharos (Stari Grad) on the Croatian island of Hvar.
Branko Kirigin, 2006
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Alexandria, a history and guide and Pharos and Pharillon
The latest in the series is Alexandria, written while Forster was in Egypt during the First World War. This edition collates and compares all the existing editions of the work to provide the definitive version of the text.
Edward Morgan Forster, Miriam Farris Allott, 2004
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The Pharos: A Collection of Periodical Essays
A Collection of Periodical Essays Mrs. Charles Mathews. N* XXXII. Saturday, Feb . 24, 1787.. Guide not the hand of God, nor order the finger of the Almighty unto thy will and pleasure; but sit quiet in the soft showers of Providence, and, ...
Mrs. Charles Mathews, 1787
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Pharos: Journal of the Netherlands Institute at Athens: ...
THE LEIDEN-LJUBLJANA ANCIENT CITIES OF BOEOTIA PROJECT 2008 SEASON* John Bintliff, Bozidar Slapsak, Bart Noordervliet, Janneke van Zwienen , Keith Wilkinson and Rob Shiel Summary of the 2008 Season (John Bintliff and ...
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The Lighthouses of Greece
Construction of the Pharos Lighthouse began around 290 b.c.e., but Ptolemy I Sotor died before the tower was completed. His son, Ptolemy Philadelphius, finished the lighthouse. The cost was reported as 800 talents, a measure of gold or ...
Elinor De Wire, Dolores Reyes-Pergioudakis, 2010
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Seven Wonders Ancient World
76 Bronze drachm ofAntoninus Pius (AD 138—161) struck at Alexandria in year 12 with Isis Pharia, holding an inflated sail and a sistrum, advancing towards the Pharos. The steps leading up the entrance are clearly shown. (British Museum) ...
Peter A. Clayton, Martin J. Price, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHAROS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pharos is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dubai Stocks Lead Mideast Declines as Oil Slump Clouds Outlook
Cairo-based Pharos Holding is projecting a 50 basis-point cut. The Egyptian pound was unchanged at 7.8301 per dollar in the interbank ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Weaker oil prices weigh on Gulf bourses
Cairo-based Pharos Holding is projecting a 50 basis-point cut. The Egyptian pound was unchanged at 7.8301 per dollar in the interbank ... «Saudi Gazette, Jul 15»
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Egypt Celebrates National Day - July 23
He added that Egypt is more than the pyramids, Pharos and mummies. Egyptians invented writing language, organized labor, paper, the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Two Good Reasons to Visit St. George: The National Lighthouse …
The Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt, was the earliest known lighthouse, built in the third century B.C. It is now underwater in the Mediterranean, but ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Egypt telecoms ministry caught up in controversy over new prices
... Data, which was completed by the investment bank Pharos. The proposal seeks reduced infrastructural costs, reported Egypt Independent. «StepFeed, Jul 15»
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August programs at the Mountainside Library
Enjoy a digital slide show of original photography and images of the history of lighthouses from the ancient Pharos of Alexandria to the modern ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Pharos abroad: International competition round-up
In the early weeks of international competition and pre-season friendlies, four Egyptian players prepared for the upcoming 2015-2016 season ... «King Fut, Jul 15»
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Sinister structures or homely beacons: why lighthouses stand firm as …
Lighthouses tend to be far sturdier than that (it took an earthquake to destroy the great one at Pharos, and a Roman lighthouse at La Coruña, ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Most markets up but Dubai slips near chart barrier
Electro Cables Egypt jumped 3.3 percent after Pharos Securities said at the end of last week it could revise its fair value estimate for the stock ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Army Corps: 3 northern Indiana reservoirs at record levels
... the downstream communities would've been a lot higher and there would have been damages,” Dahms told the Logansport Pharos-Tribune. «wlfi.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pharos [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pharos>. May 2024 ».
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