poseidonia

/P OW1 S AY1 D OW1 N IY0 AH0/
noun
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    Former name of Paestum: a village in Campania, Italy.

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    (historical) Ancient name of Paestum: a former colony in Magna Graecia, in the region of Campania on the Italian Peninsula.

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    (historical) Former name of Paestum: an ancient city in Campania, province of Italia, Roman Empire.

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    A placename:

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    (Greek mythology) Synonym of Athens, from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens.

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    A harbour in Isthmus of Corinth, Greece, on the western end of the Corinth Canal.

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    A village and former commune of the island of Syros, Greece.

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    (historical) Ancient name of Basaidu: a village in Dulab, Shahab district, Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran.

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    (historical) A former village in Persia, Macedonia.

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    (religion, historical) An Ancient Greek festival celebrating Poseidon.

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    (biology) Alternative form of Posidonia, a genus of seagrass