Phocaea

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fəʊˈsiːə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fō sē′ə)


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Pho•cae•a  (fō sē′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient History, Place Namesan ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities;
    later an important maritime state.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Phocaea / fəʊˈsiːə/
  1. an ancient port in Asia Minor, the northernmost of Ionian cities on the W coast of Asia Minor: an important maritime state (about 1000–600 bc)
'Phocaea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Marseille

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