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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Paramythiidae — the crested berrypecker.
  • proper noun A town in Greece located in the Thesprotia prefecture.

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  • Lequien identifies it with Paramythia, which is called Aï Donal (St. Donatus) by the Turks, in the vilayet of Janina.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Apollos; Junos; a fine Apollo from Paramythia; a Triton, with crab's claws, and a face turning into sea weed; Dianas, one, in silver, holding a crescent; and Neptune, distinguishable by his trident.

    How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855

  • Paramythia, Arta, the post of the Five Wells, Janina and its castles.

    Celebrated Crimes (Complete) Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

  • Chamerian Albanians had also burned down Greek Orthodox villages, had committed atrocities against and murders of Orthodox Greek Christians around Paramythia, and had expelled Orthodox Greeks.

    Serbianna.com 2009

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