Pergamum

[ pur-guh-muh m ]

/ ˈpɜr gə məm /

noun

an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

the ancient capital of this kingdom; now the site of Bergama, in W Turkey.

ancient name of Bergama.

Also Per·ga·mon

[pur-guh-muh n, -mon] /ˈpɜr gə mən, -ˌmɒn/, Per·ga·mus

[pur-guh-muh s] /ˈpɜr gə məs/, Per·ga·mos

[pur-guh-muh s, -mos] /ˈpɜr gə məs, -ˌmɒs/.

Related forms

Per·ga·mene

[pur-guh-meen] /ˈpɜr gəˌmin/, Per·gam·ic

[per-gam-ik] /pərˈgæm ɪk/, adjectivePer·ga·me·ni·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for pergamos

The town subsists at this day, and retains the name of Pergamos.
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence|Cornelius Tacitus
For the rest, Pergamos is mainly interesting as the burial-place of Lycurgus.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867|Various
The next in point of time among the great libraries of the ancient world was that at Pergamos in Asia Minor.
The Reign of the Manuscript|Perry Wayland Sinks
He betook himself to his old home at Pergamos, where he settled down once more to a literary life.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen

Go, then, and marshal your thousands; and make haste; for Mithridates of Pergamos is at hand with reinforcements for Caesar.
Caesar and Cleopatra|George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for pergamos

Pergamum

/ (ˈpɜːɡəməm) /

noun

an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, in Mysia: capital of a major Hellenistic monarchy of the same name that later became a Roman province

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