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Nicomedia

Nicomedia proper noun: former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.

Proper noun

Nicomedia

  1. (historical) Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.

Origin of Nicomedia

From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “ia: forming place names”).

Questions about Nicomedia

What does Nicomedia mean?
Nicomedia means former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.
What part of speech is Nicomedia?
Nicomedia is a proper noun.

Words near Nicomedia in the dictionary

  1. Nicols
  2. Nicolson
  3. Nicolsons
  4. Nicomachean
  5. Nicomachus
  6. Nicomedia
  7. Nicomedian
  8. Nicomedians
  9. nicomiid
  10. nicomiids
  11. nicomorphine

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