Antivari

Italian

Alternative forms

  • Antibari

Etymology

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin Antivaris, itself from Byzantine Greek Ἀντίβαρις (Antíbaris). Due to its position opposite to the city of Bari, sometimes spelled and read as Antibari, as if it were anti- (“opposite of”) + Bari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈti.va.ri/
  • Rhymes: -ivari
  • Hyphenation: An‧tì‧va‧ri

Proper noun

Antivari f

  1. Bar (a city in Montenegro)
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