Mopsuestia

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proper noun

an ancient city in Cilicia on the Pyramus River (now Ceyhan River) located east of ancient Antiochia in Cilicia (present-day Adana, southern Turkey)

OriginLatin Mopsuestia ← Ancient Greek Μοψουεστία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. an ancient city in Cilicia on the Pyramus River (now Ceyhan River) located east of ancient Antiochia in Cilicia (present-day Adana, southern Turkey)

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜοψουεστία
  2. LatinMopsuestia
  3. EnglishMopsuestia

From Latin Mopsuestia, from Ancient Greek Μοψουεστία (Mopsouestía), from Μόψου ἑστία (Mópsou hestía, “the house of Mopsus”).

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Translations

French Mopsuestie
  • Mopsuestieancient city
Greek Μοψουεστία
  • Μοψουεστία (Mopsouestía)ancient city
Latin Mopsuestia, Mopsuhestia
  • Mopsuestiaancient city
  • Mopsuhestiaancient city
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APA

Mopsuestia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mopsuestia

MLA

“Mopsuestia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mopsuestia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mopsuestia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mopsuestia.

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