Paphlagonia

[ paf-luh-goh-nee-uh, -gohn-yuh ]

/ ˌpæf ləˈgoʊ ni ə, -ˈgoʊn yə /

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noun

an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.

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paperwork, papery, papeterie, Paphian, Paphian Goddess, Paphlagonia, Paphos, Papiamento, papier collé, papier-mâché, papilionaceous

How to use Paphlagonia in a sentence

Henetian horses, or Enetian, of a district near Paphlagonia.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Macedonius was informed, that a large district of Paphlagonia 155 was almost entirely inhabited by those sectaries.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
Macedonius was informed, that a large district of Paphlagonia was almost entirely inhabited by those sectaries.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
After this, whilst waiting, they lived partly on supplies from the market, partly on the fruit of raids into Paphlagonia.
Anabasis|Xenophon

Such soldiers as had no money wherewith to purchase, subsisted by pillaging the neighboring frontier of Paphlagonia.
The Two Great Retreats of History|George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for Paphlagonia

Paphlagonia

/ (ˌpæfləˈɡəʊnɪə) /

noun

an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the Black Sea

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