Mysia

[mish-ee-uh]

noun

an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.

Related formsMy·si·an, adjective, noun

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Historical Examples of mysia

To reach Abydos, the route was north, through the province of Mysia.
Xerxes
Jacob Abbott
It would seem, too, that they had lost their hold upon Mysia and the far west.
The Hittites
A. H. Sayce
Astyra also, the village near Adramyttium, is said to belong to Mysia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)
Strabo
But when they were come to the land the people of Mysia entertained them with hospitality.
Stories of the Old world
Alfred John Church
And when they had passed through Mysia, they went down to Troas.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version
Various

British Dictionary definitions for mysia

Mysia

noun

an ancient region in the NW corner of Asia Minor

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