Ostia

American  

[os-tee-uh, aw-styah] / ˈɒs ti ə, ˈɔ styɑ /

noun

1. a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.

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Ostia British  

/ ˈɒstɪə /

noun

1. an ancient town in W central Italy, originally at the mouth of the Tiber but now about 6 km (4 miles) inland: served as the port of ancient Rome; harbours built by Claudius and Trajan; ruins excavated since 1854

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Example Sentences

Arm in arm, young people of different faiths perform the dabke, an Arabic folk dance, in the Italian port of Ostia, elated by a visit from Pope Leo XIV.

From Barron's

On Friday afternoon, during a visit to the three-masted ship docked at the port of Ostia outside Rome, the US pope sought to encourage them to listen in "a world that is increasingly prone to violence, hatred and separation".

From Barron's

Teenage boys, mostly, from Roma Nord, Ostia, Prenestina, Monterotondo and other suburbs, trekking to Rome’s city center, boards in hand, to heelflip and airwalk and boardslide among the obstacles of a new skatepark, which opened to the public just before Christmas.

From New York Times

But, on the seafront in Ostia, Erica complained her shopping bills were going through the roof.

From BBC

The sponge coats unwanted detritus and waste with mucus and sends the coated particles out through small pores in its body called ostia.

From Science Magazine