Cnidus

[ nahy-duhs ]

/ ˈnaɪ dəs /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Cnidus

Cni·de·an, adjective

Words nearby Cnidus

cnidoblast, cnidocil, cnidocyst, cnidogenous, cnidophore, Cnidus, CNM, CNN, CNO, Cnossus, C-note

How to use Cnidus in a sentence

Next after Cnidus are Ceramus159 and Bargasa, small towns overlooking the sea.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
The rest, as many as were driven to shore, deserted their ships and sought safety as best they could in the territory of Cnidus.
Hellenica|Xenophon
So then Teleutias, having reached Samos, where he added some vessels to his fleet, set sail to Cnidus.
Hellenica|Xenophon
Ecdicus having reached Cnidus, there learned that the democracy in Rhones were entirely masters of the situation.
Hellenica|Xenophon

The most famous statue by the elder Praxiteles, the Aphrodite, was made for Cnidus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cnidus

Cnidus

/ (ˈnaɪdəs, ˈknaɪ-) /

noun

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

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