Etymology

Apamea

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Today it means: The name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see. Full definition →

Latin Ăpămēa ← Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈπάμεια
  2. Latin · borrowed fromĂpămēa
  3. English todayApamea

Borrowed from Latin Ăpămēa, from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).

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