Bergama

[ ber-gah-muh, bur-guh-muh ]

noun

1. a town in W Turkey in Asia. Ancient Pergamum.
2. Bergamo.

Example Sentences

Pergamum, the modern Bergama, lay in the valley of the Caicus in Mysia, about fifteen miles from the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

Bergama, the squalid modern Turkish city, lies apart from the splendid ruins of the ancient town; (see Fig. 283).

From Project Gutenberg