Sybaris

American  

[sib-uh-ris] / ˈsɪb ə rɪs /

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in S Italy: noted for its wealth and luxury; destroyed 510 b.c.

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Sybaris British  

/ ˈsɪbərɪs /

noun

1. a Greek colony in S Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: notorious for its luxurious living, founded about 720 _bc and sacked in 510

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Example Sentences

These megaprojects, in different ways, helped remake London into the great global city-state of Europe, a 21st-century melting pot and Sybaris of culture and free-market prosperity — at the same time that they clearly exacerbated underlying urban inefficiencies and stirred resentment elsewhere in England toward the city.

From New York Times

He said he is selling because he’s planning to travel around the world in his new 230-foot yacht, Sybaris.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Dinosaur teeth—ha! Those foolish mortals don’t even know when they have dragon teeth in their possession. And not just any dragon teeth. These come from the ancient Sybaris herself! They shall do nicely.”

From Literature

Fancy yourself in Sybaris, and, if you are only tired enough, you may sleep—like St. Lawrence on his gridiron, or even a trifle better.”

From Project Gutenberg

Beyond the shadow white oxen are ploughing languidly in the thick heat, and across two fields the sea is breaking on a shore as lonely as it was when the Greeks from Sybaris first beached their galleys there.

From Project Gutenberg