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Theodorias

Theodorias proper noun: a Byzantine province on the coast of modern-day Syria, established in the 6th century CE by Emperor Justinian I, named in honor of his wife Theodora. Capital: Laodicea ad Mare (modern-day Latakia).

Proper noun

Theodorias

  1. A Byzantine province on the coast of modern-day Syria, established in the 6th century CE by Emperor Justinian I, named in honor of his wife Theodora. Capital: Laodicea ad Mare (modern-day Latakia).

Origin of Theodorias

Borrowed from Latin Theodōrias, from Ancient Greek Θεοδωριάς (Theodōriás), from Θεοδώρα (Theodṓra) + -ιάς (-iás).

Questions about Theodorias

What does Theodorias mean?
Theodorias means a Byzantine province on the coast of modern-day Syria, established in the 6th century CE by Emperor Justinian I, named in honor of his wife Theodora. Capital: Laodicea ad Mare (modern-day Latakia).
What part of speech is Theodorias?
Theodorias is a proper noun.

Words near Theodorias in the dictionary

  1. theodolitic
  2. Theodor
  3. Theodora
  4. Theodore
  5. Theodores
  6. Theodorias
  7. Theodoric
  8. Theodoros
  9. Theodorou
  10. Theodorous
  11. Theodosia

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