Ostia

[os-tee-uh, aw-styah]

noun

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

Ostia

/ 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

Example Sentences

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

Two years ago, vandals targeted Maurizio Manzetti, a cook in the seaside Roman neighborhood of Ostia, whose restaurant décor includes Italian flags and photographs of Ms. Meloni.

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

Other scientists had observed sponges sneezing by pushing water through their ostia before, but no one had confirmed the behavior was a mode of self-cleaning until now.

From Science Magazine