Nicomedia


[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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