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Ostia¹

noun

  1. Frazione litoranea del comune di Roma Capitale, nota specialmente come meta turistica.

noun

  1. Ostia

ostia²

  • /ˈɔstja/

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dal latino hostia cioè "vittima"

noun ostie

  1. strato sottile di pane azzimo a forma di cerchio , che il prete consacra nell'eucarestia
  2. presso i popoli antichi, vittima offerta in sacrificio alla divinità

Similar: particola, ;, eucaristia, vittima sacrificale, vittima

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: particola, ;, eucaristia, vittima sacrificale, vittima

In English

  • host consecrated bread — see also communion wafer
  • wafer biscuit
  • blimey used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
  • communion wafer sacramental bread — see also host

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@misc{ostia_2026,
  title = {ostia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/ostia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}