Poseidonia
UK/ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/US/ˌpɑˌsaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
Poseidonia proper noun: ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula. Also the alternative form of Posidonia.
Proper noun
Poseidonia
- Ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
- Former name of Paestum: an ancient city in Campania, province of Italia, Roman Empire.
- Ancient name of Basaidu: a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
- A former village in Persia, Macedonia.
- Synonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.
- Synonyms:
- Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens
- A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece.
- A harbour in Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, on the western end of the Corinth Canal.
- An Ancient Greek festival celebrating Poseidon.
Also used as
Poseidonia is also the alternative form of Posidonia.
Synonyms of Poseidonia
- Athens
- from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens
Origin of Poseidonia
From Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.
Words that rhyme with Poseidonia
- Livonia
- macedonia
- Franconia
- Laconia
- Sidonia
- Usonia
- Wallonia
- Catalonia
- sinfonia
- Slavonia
- ammonia
- Babylonia
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- Cydonia
- Freedonia
- harmonia
- Patagonia
- valonia
- wellingtonia
- abronia
- adansonia
- Ambazonia
- Aonia
- aphonia
- asonia
- Assyro-Babylonia
- Avalonia
- begonia
- caustic ammonia
- claytonia
- Dumnonia
- dysphonia
- Estonia
- gonia
- gordonia
- heliconia
- houstonia
- Kydonia
- Lycaonia
- Maeonia
- Magonia
- Paeonia
- Pannonia
- pavonia
- Polonia
- polyphonia
- Savonia
- Selonia
- Snowdonia
- Sophronia
- tithonia
- Tsakonia
- washingtonia
- watsonia
Questions about Poseidonia
- What does Poseidonia mean?
- Poseidonia means ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
- What part of speech is Poseidonia?
- Poseidonia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Poseidonia?
- Poseidonia is pronounced /ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ (UK).
Words near Poseidonia in the dictionary
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