Pergamum

[ pur-guh-muhm ]

/ ˈpɜr gə məm /

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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.

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Also Per·ga·mon

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

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Pergamum

Per·ga·mene

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

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

How to use Pergamum in a sentence

Finally, I submitted to being invested in Pergamos itself, and risked my life as well as my crown in my loyalty to your people.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
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
Galen of Pergamos: an eminent physician of the time of Trajan.
The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
Returning to Pergamos, he received his first professional appointmentthat of surgeon to the gladiators.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen

He betook himself to his old home at Pergamos, where he settled down once more to a literary life.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen

British Dictionary definitions for Pergamum

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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