Bithynia

[ bih-thin-ee-uh ]

/ bɪˈθɪn i ə /

an ancient state in NW Asia Minor.

OTHER WORDS FROM Bithynia

Bi·thyn·i·an, adjective, noun

A little above the Ascanian lake is Otrœa, a small town situated just on the borders of Bithynia towards the east.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
Hannibal, being warned in time, left Syria and went to Bithynia.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty
This country is divided into two parts, the inland, and the maritime, extending from the Halys as far as Bithynia.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
At first he lurked in the villages of Bithynia, continually changing his habitation and his disguise.

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |Edward Gibbon

Nicæa,1225 the capital of Bithynia, is situated on the Ascanian lake.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo

Bithynia

/ (bɪˈθɪnɪə) /

an ancient country on the Black Sea in NW Asia Minor