Poseidonia
//ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A placename:; Former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy.; Ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula. historical
- 2 A placename:; Former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy.; Former name of Paestum: an ancient city in Campania, province of Italia, Roman Empire. historical
- 3 A placename:; Ancient name of Basaidu: a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran. historical
- 4 A placename:; Ancient name of Basaidu: a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran.; A former village in Persia, Macedonia. historical
- 5 A placename:; Synonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens. Greek
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- 6 A placename:; A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece.
- 7 A placename:; A harbour in Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, on the western end of the Corinth Canal.
- 8 Alternative form of Posidonia, a genus of seagrass alt-of, alternative
- 9 An Ancient Greek festival celebrating Poseidon. historical
Etymology
From Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.
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