Nicomedia

American  

[nik-uh-mee-dee-uh] / ˌnɪk əˈmi di ə /

noun

1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, at the head of the Gulf of Astacus, in present-day Turkey: modern Izmit is on its site.

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Example Sentences

There were several martyred Gorgoniuses in the Catholic lists; the likeliest candidate for ours is St. Gorgonius of Nicomedia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

Abbe noted that a set of Roman historical friezes recently found in Nicomedia, Turkey, are “awash in purple.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018

Justinian, being at Nicæa, sent him a letter full of thanks, and begged the Pope to meet him at Nicomedia.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.

A sun-darkening lasting for two hours is recorded on August 22, 358 A.D., before the great earthquake of Nicomedia.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

The somewhat colourless compromise doubtless proceeded from the party of Eusebius of Nicomedia, and proved not inacceptable to the more nearly orthodox members of the synod.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various