- Bithynian
- adjective or noun see Bithynia
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Bithynian
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Bithynian — See Bithynia. * * * … Universalium
bithynian — bi·thyn·i·an … English syllables
bithynian — I. nēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Bithynia, ancient country of northwestern Asia Minor (from Latin, from Greek) + English an 1. : of, relating to, or characte … Useful english dictionary
Bithynia — Bithynian, adj., n. /bi thin ee euh/, n. an ancient state in NW Asia Minor. * * * Ancient country, northwestern Anatolia. Bounded by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosporus, and the Black Sea, it was settled by Thracians in the late 2nd millennium BC.… … Universalium
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Chalcedon — • A titular see of Asia Minor. The city was founded 676 B. C. by the Megarians on the Bithynian coast, opposite the place where a little later Byzantium rose Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chalcedon Chalcedon … Catholic encyclopedia
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Bithynia — geographical name ancient country NW Asia Minor bordering on the Sea of Marmara & Black Sea • Bithynian adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
