BITHYNIA

Meaning of BITHYNIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈthi-nē-ə ]

geographical name

ancient country NW Asia Minor bordering on the Sea of Marmara & Black Sea

• Bi·thyn·i·an -nē-ən adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

BITHYNIA — geographical name ancient country NW Asia Minor bordering on the Sea of Marmara & Black Sea , ~n adjective or …
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BITHYNIA — Ancient country, northwestern Anatolia. Bounded by the Sea of Bosporus , and the Black Sea , it was settled by …
Английский словарь Британика
BITHYNIA — bə̇ˈthinēə Etymology: New Latin, from Bithynia, Asia Minor synonym of bulimus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITHYNIA — — Bithynian , adj. , n. /bi thin"ee euh/ , n. an ancient state in NW Asia Minor.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITHYNIA — ancient district in northwestern Anatolia, adjoining the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea, thus occupying an important …
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BITHYNIA — Bithynia BrE AmE baɪ ˈθɪn i‿ə bɪ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BITHYNIA — Ancient country, northwestern Anatolia. Bounded by the Sea of Marmara , the Bosporus , and the Black Sea , it …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BITHYNIA — a Roman province of Asia Minor. Mentioned only in (Acts 16:7) and in 1Pet 1:1 The chief town of Bithynia …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
BITHYNIA — violent precipitation
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BITHYNIA — Вифиния
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BITHYNIA — Pronunciation: b ə - ' thi-n ē - ə Function: geographical name ancient country NW Asia Minor bordering on the …
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ASCLEPIADES OF BITHYNIA — born 124 BC, Prusa, Bithynia [modern Bursa, Turkey] died c. 40 BC, , Rome Greek physician who established Greek medicine …
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BITHYNIAN — adjective or noun see: Bithynia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLINY THE YOUNGER — Latin Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus born AD 61/62, Comum died с 113, Bithynia, Asia Minor Roman author and administrator. The …
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — orig. Titus Petronius Niger died AD 66 Roman writer. Of a noble family, Petronius belonged to a class of idle …
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PAPHLAGONIA — Ancient district, northern Anatolia, on the Black Sea . A mountainous country, one of the oldest in Anatolia, it submitted …
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OTTOMAN EMPIRE — Former empire centred in Anatolia . It was named for Osman I (1259–1326), a Turkish Muslim prince in Bithynia who …
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MEGARA — Port city (pop., 1991: urban agglom., 20,403), Greece. Situated on the Saronic Gulf and west of Athens, it served as …
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LUCULLUS, LUCIUS LICINIUS — born с 117 died 57/56 BC Roman general who served as consul in 74 BC. He fought alongside Sulla and …
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HIPPARCHUS — or Hipparchos born , Nicaea, Bithynia died after 127 BC, Rhodes? Greek astronomer and mathematician. He discovered the precession of …
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HEROPHILUS — born с 335 BC, Chalcedon, Bithynia died с 280 Alexandrian physician, often called the father of anatomy. He performed public …
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HELENA, SAINT — born с 248, Drepanon?, Bithynia, Asia Minor died с 328, Nicomedia; Western feast day Aug. 18; Eastern feast day [with …
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HANNIBAL — born 247 BC, North Africa died с183–181 BC, Libyssa, Bithynia Carthaginian general, one of the great military leaders of antiquity. …
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CONSTANTINE I — I Greek Constantinos born Aug. 2, 1868, Athens, Greece died Jan. 11, 1923, Palermo, Italy King of Greece (1913–17, 1920–22). …
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BITHYNIAN — I. -nēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Bithynia, ancient country of northwestern Asia Minor (from Latin, from Greek) + English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCIENT ROME — the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLINY THE YOUNGER — born AD 61, or 62, Comum died c. 113, , Bithynia, Asia Minor [now in Turkey] Latin in full Gaius …
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PAPHLAGONIA — ancient district of Anatolia adjoining the Black Sea, bounded by Bithynia in the west, Pontus in the east, and Galatia …
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JOVIAN — born c. 331, Singidunum, Moesia Superior died Feb. 17, 364, Dadastana, Bithynia Latin in full Flavius Jovianus Roman emperor from …
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IZMIT — city, northwestern Turkey. It lies near the head of Izmit Gulf of the Sea of Marmara. The city spreads across …
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DION CHRYSOSTOM — born c. AD 40, , Prusa, Bithynia died c. 112 Greek Dion Chrysostomos (golden-mouthed), Latin Dio Chrysostomus; also called Dio …
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CONSTANTINE I — born Aug. 2, 1868, Athens, Greece died , Jan. 11, 1923, Palermo, Italy king of Greece from 1913 to 1917 …
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