English Explanatory Dictionary

Nicopolis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.
  2. Former name of Emmaus: a former city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Word forms

Nicopolis

Etymology

From Latin Nīcopolis, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) in honor of the Battle of Actium.

Derived words

Nicopolitan
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