Smyrna

[ smur-nuh ]

noun

1. former name of Izmir.
2. Gulf of, former name of the Gulf of Izmir.
3. a city in NW Georgia: suburb of Atlanta.
4. Classical Mythology. Myrrha.

Smyrna

/ ˈsmɜːnə /

noun

1. an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major trading centre in the ancient world; a centre of early Christianity Modern nameIzmir

Example Sentences

The bonfires of Detroit in 1967, for instance, recall the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922.

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The plague at Smyrna committed great ravages; about 300 died daily for some time.

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The church of Smyrna celebrated the anniversary of their martyred bishops passion with joy and gladness as his natal day.

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Smyrna therefore was situated near the present gymnasium, at the back of the present city, but between Tracheia and Lepre Acta.

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They expelled these people and founded the ancient Smyrna, which is distant from the present city about 20 stadia.

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Next is another bay, on which is situated the ancient Smyrna, at the distance of 20 stadia from the present city.

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