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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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The first modern excavation, led by the American Society for the Excavation of Sardis in the early 20th century, was "a really large-scale exploitation," Alexandridis said.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

Beginning in 2022, she surveyed rock cut tombs dating from the Lydian through Roman periods around Sardis.

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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