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Nicopolis

Nicopolis proper noun: former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.

Proper noun

Nicopolis

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

Nicopolis meaning in Marathi

Nicopolis in Marathi

ancient Preveza
निकोपोलिस nikopolis

Origin of Nicopolis

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

Words formed from Nicopolis

Questions about Nicopolis

What does Nicopolis mean?
Nicopolis means former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.
What is Nicopolis in Marathi?
Nicopolis in Marathi is निकोपोलिस (nikopolis). See Nicopolis meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Nicopolis?
Nicopolis is a proper noun.

Words near Nicopolis in the dictionary

  1. nicomiid
  2. nicomiids
  3. nicomorphine
  4. nicompoop
  5. nicompoops
  6. Nicopolis
  7. Nicopolitan
  8. Nicopolitans
  9. nicopyrite
  10. nicor
  11. nicoracetam

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