NICOPOLIS

Meaning of NICOPOLIS in English

Pronunciation: n ə - ' kä-p ə -lis, n ī -

Function: geographical name

ancient city NW Greece in Epirus

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

NICOPOLIS — geographical name ancient city NW Greece in Epirus
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NICOPOLIS — geographical name ancient city NW Greece in Epirus
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICOPOLIS — (city of victory) is mentioned in (Titus 3:12) as the place where St. Paul was intending to pass the coming …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
NICOPOLIS — the city of victory
Bible Names English vocab
NICOPOLIS, BATTLE OF — (September 25, 1396) Turkish victory over an army of European crusaders. When the Ottoman Turks besieged Constantinople (1395), Manuel II …
Английский словарь Британика
NICOPOLIS ACTIA — Ancient city, northwestern Greece. Its ruins lie about 4 mi (6 km) north of Préveza. It was founded in 31 …
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NICOPOLIS, BATTLE OF — (Sept. 25, 1396), military engagement that resulted in a Turkish victory over an army of European crusaders. It brought an …
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NICOPOLIS ACTIA — Modern Greek Nikpolis, formerly Palaioprveza, city about 4 miles (6 km) north of Prveza, northwestern Greece. It was founded in …
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NICOPOLIS, BATTLE OF — n. (September 25, 1396) Turkish victory over an army of European crusaders. When the Ottoman Turks besieged Constantinople (1395), Manuel …
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NICOPOLIS ACTIA — Ancient city, northwestern Greece. Its ruins lie about 4 mi (6 km) north of Préveza. It was founded in 31 …
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BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
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ACARNANIA — District, ancient Greece, bounded by the Ionian Sea, the Ambracian Gulf, and the Achelous River . First settled in the …
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SIGISMUND — born Feb. 15, 1368, probably Nrnberg died Dec. 9, 1437, Znojmo, Bohemia Holy Roman emperor from 1433, king of Hungary …
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SCHILTBERGER, JOHANN — also called Hans Schiltberger born 1380, near Lohhof, Bavaria died c. 1440 German nobleman whose Reisebuch (Travel Book), describing his …
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PREVEZA — port, chief town, and capital, noms (department) of Prveza, western Greece, on the north side of the entrance to the …
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MOCENIGO FAMILY — one of the most renowned patrician families of the Venetian Republic, to which it supplied military leaders, scholars, churchmen, diplomats, …
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LA TRMOILLE FAMILY — noble family that contributed numerous generals to France. The family's name was taken from a village in Poitou (modern La …
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JOHN — born Dec. 12, 1801, Dresden, Saxony died Oct. 29, 1873, Pillnitz, near Dresden king of Saxony (185473) who was passionately …
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EPICTETUS — born AD 55, , probably at Hierapolis, Phrygia [now Pamukkale, Turkey] died c. 135, , Nicopolis, Epirus Greek philosopher associated …
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ELEUTHERIUS, SAINT — born , Nicopolis, Epirus, Roman Empire [now in Greece] died May 24, 189, Rome; feast day May 26 pope from …
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COUCY — in full Coucy-le-chteau-auffrique, village in the Aisne dpartement, Picardie rgion, northern France, 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Laon. It …
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CORFU — Modern Greek Krkira , ancient (Latin) Corcyra island in the Ionian Sea, with adjacent small islands making up the noms …
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CALYDON — ancient Aetolian town in Greece, located on the Euenus (vinos) River about 6 miles (9.5 km) east of modern Mesolngion. …
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BOUCICAUT, JEAN II LE MEINGRE — born c. 1366 died 1421, Yorkshire, Eng. marshal of France, French soldier, and champion of the ideals of chivalry. He …
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BAYEZID I — born c. 1360 died March 1403, Aksehir, Ottoman Empire byname Yildirim (The Thunderbolt) Ottoman sultan in 1389-1402 who founded the …
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ARTA — city and capital, noms (department) of rta, piros (ancient Epirus) region, Greece. It is situated on the left bank of …
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ACARNANIA — district of ancient Greece bounded by the Ionian Sea, the Ambracian Gulf, Mount Thyamus, and the Achelous River. Corinth founded …
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BAYEZID — born 0441; 1360 died March 1403?, Ak 015F; ehir, Anatolia Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (13891402). After succeeding his father, …
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BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
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ACARNANIA — District, ancient Greece, bounded by the Ionian Sea, the Ambracian Gulf, and the Achelous River . First settled in the …
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TITUS — Our materials for the biography of this companion of St. Paul must be drawn entirely from the notices of him …
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