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Poseidonia
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poseidonia
English
Etymology
From en la Poseidonia, from en grc Ποσειδωνία; or directly from en el Ποσειδωνία. From grc Ποσειδῶν ία 1. Equivalent to en Poseidon ia place.
Pronunciation
en /ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ RP
en /ˌpɑˌsaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ /poʊˌ-/ GA
en əʊniə 5
Proper noun
A placename:
en @former name of:Paestum village r/Campania c/Italy.
en historical en @ancient name of:Paestum former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
en historical en @former name of:Paestum ancient city r/Campania p:pref/Italia empire/Roman Empire.
en historical en @ancient name of:Basaidu village subdistrict/Dulab district/Shahab co/Qeshm p/Hormozgan c/Iran.
en historical en former village satrapy/Persia empire/Macedonia.
en Greek mythology en Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.
en village/and/former commune island:pref/Syros c/Greece.
en harbour r/Isthmus of Corinth c/Greece on the western end of the Corinth Canal.
en biology mul Posidonia, a genus of seagrass
en religion historical An Ancient Greek festival celebrating en Poseidon.
Translations
Greek: el Ποσειδωνία
Ancient Greek: grc Ποσειδωνία
Latin: la Poseidonia
Poseidonia, Syros, Cyclades, Greece
Greek: el Ποσειδωνία
Poseidonia, Calabria, Italian Peninsula
Greek: el Ποσειδωνία
Ancient Greek: grc Ποσειδωνία
Latin: la Poseidonia
Festival of Poseidon
Greek: el Ποσειδωνία
Ancient Greek: grc Ποσειδωνία
Latin: la Poseidonia
harbour
Greek: el Ποσειδωνία
See also
en Posidonia
Latin
Etymology
From la grc Ποσειδωνία. Equivalent of la Poseidon ia.
Proper noun
la proper noun
en Poseidonia: A placename.
la @former name of:la:Paestum village r/Campania c/Italy
la historical la former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula
la village subdistrict/Dulab district/Shahab co/Qeshm p/Hormozgan c/Iran
la historical la former village satrapy/Persia empire/Macedonia
la village/and/former commune island:pref/Syros c/Greece
Descendants
en Poseidonia
See also
la Posidonia