Phocaea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça.
  2. 25 Phocaea, a main belt asteroid.

Pronunciation

/fəʊˈsiːə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Phocaea.wav /foʊˈsiːə/

Word forms

Phocaea Phocea Phocæa

Etymology

From Latin Phōcaea, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).

Synonyms

25 Phocaea

Derived words

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