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Phocis
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Pho·cis  (fss)
A historical region of central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth. In early times (before 590 b.c.) it controlled the oracle at Delphi. The region was ultimately conquered by Philip II of Macedon.

Phocis [ˈfəʊsɪs]
n
(Placename) an ancient district of central Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth: site of the Delphic oracle


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