Apamea

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Apamea

  • /æpəˈmiːə/

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Borrowed from Latin Ăpămēa, from Ancient Greek Ἀπάμεια (Apámeia).

proper noun Apameia

  1. historical, uncountable The name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see.

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name name of several Hellenistic cities

FrançaisApamée
ΕλληνικάΑπάμεια Apámeia
العربيةأفاميا

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"Apamea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apamea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Apamea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apamea

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"Apamea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apamea.

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@misc{apamea_2026,
  title = {Apamea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apamea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}