— Pergamene /perr"geuh meen'/ , Pergamic /peuhr gam"ik/ , adj. — Pergamenian , adj. , n.
/perr"geuh meuhm/ , n.
1. an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
2. the ancient capital of this kingdom; now the site of Bergama, in W Turkey.
3. ancient name of Bergama .
Also, Pergamon /perr"geuh meuhn, -mon'/ , Pergamus /perr"geuh meuhs/ , Pergamos /perr"geuh meuhs, -mos'/ .