PIERIA

Meaning of PIERIA in English

Pronunciation: p ī - ' ir- ē - ə , - ' er-

Function: geographical name

ancient region NE Greece in Macedonia N of Thessaly

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

PIERIA — geographical name ancient region NE Greece in Macedonia N of Thessaly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIERIA — /puy ear"ee euh/ , n. a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
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PIERIA — geographical name ancient region NE Greece in Macedonia N of Thessaly
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SELEUCIA PIERIA — geographical name see: Seleucia
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SELEUCIA PIERIA — see Seleucia 3
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SELEUCIA PIERIA — Greek Seleukeia, in ancient Syria, port of Antioch and frontier fortress on the Cilician border (near modern Samandag, Turkey), 4 …
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PIERIAN — adjective Date: 1591 of or relating to the region of Pieria in ancient Macedonia or to the Muses who were …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PIERIS — ˈpīərə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, Pierian Muse from Pieria — more at pierian 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIERIAN — (ˈ)pī|irēən, -ī|er- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin pieri us Pierian (from Greek Pieria, region of ancient Macedonia) + English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIERIAN SPRING — Class. Myth. a fountain in Pieria, sacred to the Muses and supposedly conferring inspiration or learning on anyone who drank …
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PIERIAN — /puy ear"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Muses. 2. of or pertaining to poetry or poetic …
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PIERIAN — adjective Date: 1591 1. : of or relating to the region of Pieria in ancient Macedonia or to the Muses …
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PIERIS — [ 'pɪərɪs , 'pʌɪ- ] ■ noun an evergreen shrub of the heather family with pink or red young leaves …
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PIERIAN — [Pi.eri.an] adj (1591) 1: of or relating to the region of Pieria in ancient Macedonia or to the Muses who …
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SYRIAN WARS — (3rd century BC), five conflicts fought between the leading Hellenistic states, chiefly the Seleucid kingdom and Ptolemaic Egypt, and, in …
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MUSE — Greek Mousa, or Moisa, Latin Musa in Greco-Roman religion and mythology, any of a group of sister goddesses of obscure …
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MNEMOSYNE — in Greek mythology, the goddess of memory. A Titaness, she was the daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth), and, …
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ANTIOCHUS III — born 242 BC died 187, near Susa, Iran byname Antiochus The Great, Greek Antiochus Megas Seleucid king of the Hellenistic …
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ANTIOCH — Turkish Antakya, populous city of ancient Syria, and now a major town of south-central Turkey. It lies near the mouth …
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MUSES — [Greek] The Greek goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences. They were believed to inspire all artists, especially poets, …
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