Ostia

[ os-tee-uh; Italian aw-styah ]

/ ˈɒs ti ə; Italian ˈɔ styɑ /

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noun

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

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How to use Ostia in a sentence

Like many discoveries, the new part of Ostia Antica was found by accident.
Why Italy’s Lost City May Never Be Found|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Habet Rimbegui ostia sua sub gradu quadragesimo tertio cum besse.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
It was not so very long since Tivoli and Ostia had been occupied by Spanish troops, and the city saved by a sort of accident.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
Verbenna down to Ostia hath wasted all the plain; Astur hath storm'd Janiculum, and the stout guards are slain.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education

Hear ye the fanfares, whose sound reached even to Ostia; the clapping of the hands, the cries of joy?
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2|Gustave Flaubert
He had need of hospitality for he was faint from the ride from Ostia in the heat of an Italian June.
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney

British Dictionary definitions for Ostia

Ostia

/ (ˈɒstɪə) /

noun

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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