Mysia

[ mish-ee-uh ]

/ ˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun

an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.

Related formsMy·si·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for mysia

He had rounded off his boundaries in the north-west corner of Anatolia by annexing Mysia.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
Having gone ashore at Kios in Mysia to fetch water, he was carried off by the nymphs of the spring in which he dipped his pitcher.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
Astyra also, the village near Adramyttium, is said to belong to Mysia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
Pergamum was an ancient city of Mysia on the Cacus, fifteen miles from the sea.
History of Rome from the Earliest times down to 476 AD|Robert F. Pennell

Then they turned west, and passing through Mysia without preaching arrived at last at the coast, at Troas.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen

British Dictionary definitions for mysia

Mysia

/ (ˈmɪsɪə) /

noun

an ancient region in the NW corner of Asia Minor

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