Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA geographic region, ancient kingdom, and historical province of the Roman Empire in the northwest of Asia Minor in modern Turkey.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΒῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ
- LatinBīthȳnia
- EnglishBithynia
From the Latin Bīthȳnia, from the Ancient Greek Βῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ (Bīthūnĭ́ā).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Βῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ
- Βῑθῡνῐ́ᾱ (Bīthūnĭ́ā)ancient region
Arabic بِيثِينِيَا
- بِيثِينِيَا (bīṯīniyā)ancient region
Basque Bitinia
- Bitiniaancient region
Bulgarian Вити́ния
- Вити́ния (Vitínija)ancient region
Catalan Bitínia
- Bitíniaancient region
Chinese Mandarin 比提尼亞 /比提尼亚
- 比提尼亞 /比提尼亚 (Bǐtíníyà)ancient region
Czech Bithýnie
- Bithýnieancient region
Danish Bithynien
- Bithynienancient region
Dutch Bithynië
- Bithyniëancient region
Estonian Bitüünia
- Bitüüniaancient region
Finnish Bithynia
- Bithyniaancient region
French Bithynie
- Bithynieancient region
German Bithynien
- Bithynienancient region
Greek Βιθυνία
- Βιθυνία (Vithynía)ancient region
Hebrew ביתיניה
- ביתיניה (Bitiniya)ancient region
Hungarian Bithünia
- Bithüniaancient region
Irish an Bhitín
- an Bhitínancient region
Italian Bitinia
- Bitiniaancient region
Japanese ビテュニア
- ビテュニア (Bityunia)ancient region
Korean 비티니아
- 비티니아 (Bitinia)ancient region
Latin Bīthȳnia
- Bīthȳniaancient region
Latvian Bitīnija
- Bitīnijaancient region
Lithuanian Bitinija
- Bitinijaancient region
Norwegian Bokmål Bitynia
- Bityniaancient region
Persian بیتینی
- بیتینی (bîtîney)ancient region
Polish Bitynia
- Bityniaancient region
Portuguese Bitínia
- Bitíniaancient region
Romanian Bitinia
- Bitiniaancient region
Russian Вифи́ния
- Вифи́ния (Vifínija)ancient region
Slovak Bitýnia
- Bitýniaancient region
Spanish Bitinia
- Bitiniaancient region
Swedish Bithynien
- Bithynienancient region
Turkish Bitinya
- Bitinyaancient region
Ukrainian Віфі́нія, Віті́нія
- Віфі́нія (Vifínija)ancient region
- Віті́нія (Vitínija)ancient region
Cite this entry
APA
Bithynia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bithynia
MLA
“Bithynia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bithynia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bithynia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bithynia.
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