Pella

[ pel-uh ]

/ ˈpɛl ə /

a ruined city in N Greece, NW of Salonika: the capital of ancient Macedonia; birthplace of Alexander the Great.

Example sentences from the Web for pella

Breitbart told The Daily Beast this was his first trip to Iowa and that he found Pella “positively charming.”

Sarah Palin the Undefeated |Shushannah Walshe |June 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Two of those starring in the film, Andrew Breitbart and Tammy Bruce, also were on hand in Pella for the premiere.

Sarah Palin the Undefeated |Shushannah Walshe |June 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
From Ludias to the city Pella the river is navigated upwards to the distance of 20 stadia.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo
Before the siege the Christians in the city had fled to Pella, east of the Jordan.

A Brief Bible History |James Oscar Boyd

Was it Pella or the hundred Jewish towns that cost Rome so much of late?

The City of Delight |Elizabeth Miller
Pella is in Lower Macedonia, which was in possession of the Bottiæi.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo
If I had hearkened to you, you would have been in Pella, or in Egypt.

Pearl-Maiden |H. Rider Haggard

Pella

/ (ˈpɛlə) /

an ancient city in N Greece: the capital of Macedonia under Philip II