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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

With nothing in his pocket but Plato’s Phaedo and Demosthenes’ De falsa legatione, he wandered about in Thrace, Mysia, Scythia and the land of the Getae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" 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

There was old Parmenio, fresh from his campaign in Mysia, giving his orders for the disposition of a company of mercenaries who had arrived that morning.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

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

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