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Mysia

American  
[mish-ee-uh] / ˈmɪʃ i ə /

noun

  1. an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.


Mysia British  
/ ˈmɪsɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient region in the NW corner of Asia Minor

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Telephus, the king of Mysia, was wounded by the warrior Achilles in battle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2015

We can all think of two, one in Thessaly and one across the Aegean in Mysia.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert

In western Mysia they are much disturbed, but in eastern Mysia they are nearly horizontal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

Suleiman consulted immediately with Adjebeg, Ghazi-Fazil, Ewrenos, and Hadji-Ilbeki, ancient vizier of the Prince of Karasi, who had been his assistants in the government of Mysia.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter

Othman's field of operation from 1281 to 1326 was the Byzantine borderland of Bithynia and Mysia.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick