Cnidus

American  

[nahy-duhs] / ˈnaɪ dəs /

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.

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Cnidus British  

/ ˈknaɪ-, ˈnaɪdəs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Cnidean adjective

Example Sentences

She discovered the head in London's British Museum among fragments brought back from Cnidus by the English archaeologist Sir Charles Newton more than a century ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mechanics Sirs: Medical charlatans have existed since the beginning of history and doubtless will always exist; even Hippocrates had his contention with the school at Cnidus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its early history is very obscure, but it was certainly colonized by Greeks from Cnidus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Cnidus was a city of high antiquity and probably of Lacedaemonian colonization.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various