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Maeander

British  
/ miːˈændə /

noun

  1. Also spelt: Meander.  ancient name of the river Menderes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Accordingly he repeated his former tactics, transporting his infantry bodily into Caria and posting his cavalry in the valley of the Maeander.

From Hellenica by Dakyns, Henry Graham

But the one meant is probably a large town in the Maeander Valley, not far from Ephesus.

From Euripedes and His Age by Murray, Gilbert

From 80 to 50 B.C. the upper Maeander valley and all Phrygia, except the extreme north, were detached and added to Cilicia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Magnesia on the Maeander, Ephesus, and Mitylene welcomed the king joyfully, and Stratoniceia, in Caria, was captured.

From The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History by Beesley, A.H.

It hung at the foot of the citadel in a cave from which the river Marsyas rushed with an impetuous and noisy tide to join the Maeander.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

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