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phocaea

/foʊˈsiːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-caea
IPA
/foʊˈsiːə/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça.

name

25 Phocaea, a main belt asteroid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phōcaea, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Φώκαια

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /foʊˈsiːə/
  • British English: /fəʊˈsiːə/

Inflected Forms

Phocea (alternative) Phocæa (alternative)

Derived Forms

Phocaean

Synonyms

25 Phocaea ㉕

Questions

How do you pronounce phocaea?
The recorded pronunciation is /foʊˈsiːə/.
What does phocaea mean?
An ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça.
Where does phocaea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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