Bithynia
/bɪˈθɪniə/noun
An ancient region of northwestern Asia Minor, and a historical Roman province.
Did you know?Bithynia is an ancient regional name of uncertain pre-Greek origin, and its people are famous in history because the Roman emperor Trajan corresponded about Christians there.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Βιθυνία (Bithynía)
“The name of a region in northwestern Asia Minor”
Classical Latin
Latin
Bithynia
“Bithynia, the Roman name for the region”
Late Latin
Latin
Bithynia
“The Roman province and geographic region”
Modern English
English
Bithynia
“The historical region in northwest Asia Minor”
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