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Etymology
From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-ia, “ia: forming place names”).
Proper noun
Nicomedia 1. (historical) Former name of Izmit, a city in Turkey; ancient capital of Bithynia.
Anagrams
1. meconidia
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νῑκομήδειᾰ (Nīkomḗdeia).
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /niː.ko.meːˈdiː.a/, [niːkɔmeːˈd̪iːä] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.ko.meˈdi.a/, [nikomeˈd̪iːä]
Proper noun
Nīcomēdīa f sg (genitive Nīcomēdīae); first declension 1. Nicomedia (capital city of Bithynia)
Nic·o·me·di·a. (nĭk′ə-mē′dē-ə) An ancient city of northwest Asia Minor near the Bosporus in present-day Turkey. Founded in 264 bc on the site of an earlier city, it flourished for many centuries. Around ad 286, Diocletian made Nicomedia the capital of the eastern portion of the Roman Empire, but it was soon superseded by Byzantium.
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views updated. NICOMEDIA. Ancient city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, modern Izmit, Turkey. From the 3rd to the 1st century b.c. it was the capital of Bithynia; later, the titular See of Bithynia Prima. Nicomedia was founded by King Zipoetes, whose son Nicomedes I made it his capital ( c. 264 b.c.) and adorned it with numerous magnificent buildings.
