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Sardis

American  
[sahr-dis] / ˈsɑr dɪs /
Also Sardes

noun

  1. an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.


Sardis British  
/ ˈsɑːdiːz, ˈsɑːdɪs /

noun

  1. an ancient city of W Asia Minor: capital of Lydia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Even after nearly seven decades of continuous excavation, researchers say Sardis still has much more to reveal.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

For thousands of years, the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey changed hands as Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans rose and fell.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

Other than Sardis, Miss., I have no clue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

Prosecutors said in court Friday that ballistics from the scene at Sardis Lake were a match for his gun.

From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2021

They had taken the streetcar one Sunday to Old Sardis Lake and had rented a rowboat.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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