Phocaea

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Phocaea

/fəʊˈsiːə/ UK
/foʊˈsiːə/ US

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

proper noun Phocea · Phocæa

An ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça. Theirs were the cities of Myus, and Priene, Colophon, Ephesus, Lebedus, Teos, Clazomene, Erythræ, Phocæa, and Miletus:—in the islands of Samos and Chios were two cities of the same name as the isles themselves.
25 Phocaea, a main belt asteroid.
Similar: 25 Phocaea, ㉕

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name an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia

Français	Phocée
Deutsch	Phokaia
Italiano	Focea
Ελληνικά	Φώκαια Fókaia
Русский	Фокея Fokeja

name asteroid

中文	福后星 Fúhòuxīng
Ελληνικά	Φώκαια Fókaia

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"Phocaea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phocaea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{phocaea_2026,
  title = {Phocaea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phocaea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}