Halicarnassus

[hal-uh-kahr-nas-uhs]

noun

1. an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Halicarnassus

/ ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsəs /

noun

1. a Greek colony on the SW coast of Asia Minor: one of the major Hellenistic cities

Other Word Forms

• Halicarnassian adjective
• Halicarnassean adjective

Example Sentences

The answer might lie on the dusty surface of the Halicarnassus relief.

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“His specialty was actually working on sculpture from ancient Halicarnassus in modern day Turkey. And the modern name of that place is Bodrum.”

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If you’re passionate about Greece and Rome, there are delightful fragments from two of the ancient wonders of the world, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Temple of Artemis.

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Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the first century BC scholar, called Homer the source from which every sea, every fountain, every river flows.

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“I feel like we’re visiting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or something.”

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