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Ctesiphon

/ˈtɛsɪfɒn/US/ˈtɛsɪfɑn/

Ctesiphon proper noun: an ancient capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, on the Tigris near Baghdad in present-day Iraq, abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Proper noun

Ctesiphon

  1. (historical) An ancient capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, on the Tigris near Baghdad in present-day Iraq, abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries.
    • These I assume were words so deeply meant / They cut themselves in stone for permanent / Like trouble in the brow above the eyes: / ‘Take Care to Sell Your Horse before He Dies / The Art of Life Is Passing Losses on.’ / The city saying it was Ctesiphon, / Which may a little while by war and trade /...1947, Robert Frost, “The Ingenuities of Debt”, in Steeple Bush

Ctesiphon meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Persian

Ctesiphon in Hindi

ancient ruined city
टेसिफ़ॉन ṭesifŏn

Ctesiphon in Arabic

ancient ruined city
المَدَائِن al-madāʔin, قُطَيْسَفُون quṭaysafūn, طَيْسَفُون ṭaysafūn

Ctesiphon in Persian

ancient ruined city
تیسفون tisfun

Origin of Ctesiphon

From Latin Ctēsiphōn, from Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn).

Words formed from Ctesiphon

Questions about Ctesiphon

What does Ctesiphon mean?
Ctesiphon means an ancient capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, on the Tigris near Baghdad in present-day Iraq, abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries.
What is Ctesiphon in Hindi?
Ctesiphon in Hindi is टेसिफ़ॉन (ṭesifŏn). See Ctesiphon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ctesiphon?
Ctesiphon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ctesiphon?
Ctesiphon is pronounced /ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ (UK).

Words near Ctesiphon in the dictionary

  1. ctenuchid
  2. ctenuchids
  3. CTEPH
  4. CTEs
  5. Ctesibian
  6. Ctesiphon
  7. Ctesiphonian
  8. Ctesiphonians
  9. ctetic
  10. ctetology
  11. CTF

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