COLCHIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Colchis mean? 

• COLCHIS (noun)
  The noun COLCHIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: COLCHIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLCHIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)