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nicomedia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
nico-me-dia
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.

Etymology

From Latin Nīcomēdīa, from Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “ia: forming place names”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Nīcomēdīa, Νικομήδεια

Questions

What does nicomedia mean?
Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.
Where does nicomedia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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