Phocaea


[foh-see-uh] /foʊˈsi ə/

noun
1.
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
/fəʊˈsiːə/
noun
1.
an ancient port in Asia Minor, the northernmost of Ionian cities on the W coast of Asia Minor: an important maritime state (about 1000–600bc)

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