Cnidus

[ nahy-duhs ]

noun

1. an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.

Cnidus

/ ˈknaɪ-; ˈnaɪdəs /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in SW Asia Minor: famous for its school of medicine

Other Words From

• Cnide·an adjective

Example Sentences

Next after Cnidus are Ceramus159 and Bargasa, small towns overlooking the sea.

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The rest, as many as were driven to shore, deserted their ships and sought safety as best they could in the territory of Cnidus.

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So then Teleutias, having reached Samos, where he added some vessels to his fleet, set sail to Cnidus.

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Ecdicus having reached Cnidus, there learned that the democracy in Rhones were entirely masters of the situation.

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The most famous statue by the elder Praxiteles, the Aphrodite, was made for Cnidus.

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