Poseidonia

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UK/ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/US/ˌpɑˌsaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/US/poʊˌ-/

proper noun

Ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.

Similar
Athensfrom the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens
OriginLatin Poseidonia ← Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία ← Greek Ποσειδωνία →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A placename:
    1. historicalAncient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.
    2. historicalFormer name of Paestum: an ancient city in Campania, province of Italia, Roman Empire.
    3. historicalAncient name of Basaidu: a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran.
    4. historicalA former village in Persia, Macedonia.
    5. Greekhuman sciencesSynonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.

      Synonyms: Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens

    6. A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece.
    7. A harbour in Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, on the western end of the Corinth Canal.
  2. alternativebiologyAlternative form of Posidonia, a genus of seagrass
  3. historicallifestyleAn Ancient Greek festival celebrating Poseidon.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.

Similar
Athensfrom the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens

Origin

  1. GreekΠοσειδωνία
  2. Ancient GreekΠοσειδωνία
  3. LatinPoseidonia
  4. EnglishPoseidonia

From Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία, Ποσειδωνία
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía)Poseidonia, Calabria, Italian Peninsula
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía)Festival of Poseidon
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía)Translations
Greek Ποσειδωνία, Ποσειδωνία
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía)Poseidonia, Calabria, Italian Peninsula
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía)harbour
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía)Festival of Poseidon
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía)Translations
  • Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía)Poseidonia, Syros, Cyclades, Greece
Latin Poseidonia, Poseidonia
  • PoseidoniaPoseidonia, Calabria, Italian Peninsula
  • PoseidoniaFestival of Poseidon
  • PoseidoniaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Poseidonia

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Cite this entry
APA

Poseidonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidonia

MLA

“Poseidonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poseidonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poseidonia.

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