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Sardis

[ sahr-dis ]

noun

  1. an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.


Sardis

/ ˈsɑːdɪs; ˈsɑːdiːz /

noun

  1. an ancient city of W Asia Minor: capital of Lydia


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Other Words From

  • Sar·di·an [sahr, -dee-, uh, n], noun adjective

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Example Sentences

Steevens says that the apparition at Sardis ‘could not be at once the shade of Cæsar and the evil genius of Brutus.’

He also captured Sardis, and several of the officers of Lysimachus deserted to him, bringing him both soldiers and money.

Then, marching southward, he took the cities of Sardis and Ephesus without striking another blow.

Cyrus shed tears over this noble pair, and had a stone set up to their memory, which you can see near Sardis.

As soon as Bartja had opened his eyes, Gyges sent me off to Sardis to fetch a good physician and an easy travelling-carriage.

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