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Sybaris
39.7166°N 16.4937°E · Q220583
2 English words in this atlas trace back to Sybaris. It sits in Italy.
sybaritenoun · 16th century
Well attestedThe pleasure-seeker is named for a vanished Greek city in Italy.
Sybaris, a Greek city in Magna Graecia, was famous in antiquity for wealth and ease. English sybarite keeps that reputation as a personal noun, long after the city itself was destroyed.
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sybariticadjective · 17th century
Well attestedThe adjective for luxury is a Greek colony in Italy.
Sybaris in Calabria was a byword for indulgence among Greek writers. English has both sybarite and sybaritic from it.
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