Halicarnassus

American  

[hal-uh-kahr-nas-uhs] / ˌhæl ə kɑrˈnæs əs /

noun

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

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Halicarnassus British  

/ ˌhælɪkɑːˈnæsəs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Halicarnassean adjective
• Halicarnassian adjective

Example Sentences

Herodotus was an anthropological Autolycus, a spinner of yarns from Halicarnassus, a Greek colony in Asia Minor.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

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

From BBC

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.

From Washington Post

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

From The Guardian