colchis

1. 1.

   (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece

   Broadergeographical area

   Greek mythology

Other forms of colchis

plural

colchises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about colchis

What does colchis mean?

colchis means "(Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece".

How many syllables are in colchis?

colchis has 2 syllables: col-chis. The stress falls on "col".

Is colchis a common word?

colchis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.