Bithynia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic region, ancient kingdom, and historical province of the Roman Empire in the northwest of Asia Minor in modern Turkey.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈθɪni.ə/

Word forms

Bithynia

Etymology

From the Latin Bīthȳnia, from the Ancient Greek Βῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ (Bīthūnĭ́ā).

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