Kænugarðr

Icelandic: Kænugarður (Kyiv)

(city in Rus): Composed of kœna + garðr, which is an adaptation of Slavic *Kijan(ov)ŭ gor(o)dŭ / *Kyjevŭ gor(o)dŭ, literally “Kyi's castle”.
(city in Sweden): Composed of Kænir + garðr

Kiænugarðr (alternative)
Kœnugarðr (alternative)

Kænir

tribe in Sweden mentioned in Hversu Noregr byggðist and Gautreks saga

Þeir Þorvaldr Koðránsson ok Stefnir Þorgilsson fundust eftir hvarf Óláfs konungs. Þeir fóru báðir saman víða um heiminn ok allt út í Jórsalaheim ok þaðan til Miklagarðs ok svá til Kænugarðs it eystra eftir Nepr.

Þorvaldr Koðránsson and Stefnir Þorgilsson met after king Óláfr dissapeared. They traveled both together far and wide around the world all the way to Jerusalem and from there to Constantinople and to Kyiv in the east along the Dnieper.

The ancient capital of Rus, in modern Ukraine; modern Kyiv

An ancient city in modern Sweden mentioned in Gautreks saga


Mycklegaard

Learned borrowing from Old Norse Miklagarðr (literally “the large city”). From a popular ballad collection "200 Viser om Konger, Kæmper og andre" (1787 or 1695) or its earlier version from 1591.

lbor

Meglegård (alternative)
Miklegård (alternative)
Miklagård (alternative)

Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire#English

Byzantium, Constantinople (a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of the Byzantine Empire; modern Istanbul)


Cetóbriga

[sɨˈtɔ.βɾi.ɣɐ]

Learned borrowing from Latin Caetobriga. Doublet of Setúbal.

An ancient city of the Roman Empire in modern Portugal; modern Setúbal.


Pompeje

pl-prop

Pompeje nvir pl (related adjective pompejański)

pompejański (adjective)
Pompeje (nominative plural)
Pompejów (genitive plural)
Pompei (genitive plural)
Pompejom (dative plural)
Pompeje (accusative plural)
Pompejami (instrumental plural)
Pompejach (locative plural)
Pompeje (plural vocative)
Pompeja (alternative)

Pompeii (an ancient city and archaeological site in the Roman Empire, in modern Italy)


Sāmerīna

From Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (šomə̆rón).

The ancient capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel, modern Sebastia in the West Bank.


Sikyátki

Holonym: First Mesa

An ancient village in Arizona, United States


اسپارت

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اسپارت • (espârt)

fa-proper noun

اسپارت • (espârt)

Borrowed from French Sparte, from Latin Sparta, from Ancient Greek Σπάρτη (Spártē).


سفالة

ar-proper noun

سُفَالَة • (sufāla) f

سُفَالَة (canonical)
sufāla (romanization)

Sofala (an ancient city in the central region of Mozambique)


البتراء

الْبَتْرَاء • (al-batrāʔ) f

الْبَتْرَاء (canonical)
al-batrāʔ (romanization)

From Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, “rock”).

Petra (an ancient city and archaeological site in Ma'an governorate, Jordan).


Kinishba

An ancient village in Gila County, Arizona, United States


Qootsaptuvela

Kuchaptuvela (alternative)
Qöötsaptuvela (alternative)

Holonym: First Mesa

An ancient village in Navajo County, Arizona, United States


Nuvakwewtaqa

Chavez Pass Ruins
Chavez Pass Ruins#English

Chavez Pass Ruins (an ancient settlement in Coconino County, Arizona, United States)


Chavez Pass

An ancient settlement in Coconino County, Arizona, United States


Caetobriga

la-proper noun

Caetobriga f sg (genitive Caetobrigae); first declension

Caetobrigae (genitive)
Caetobriga (nominative singular)
Caetobrigae (genitive singular)
Caetobrigae (dative singular)
Caetobrigam (accusative singular)
Caetobrigā (ablative singular)
Caetobriga (singular vocative)
Caetobrix (alternative)

[käe̯ˈt̪ɔbrɪɡä]

[t͡ʃeˈt̪ɔːbriɡä]

From Celtic; the second element is from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”).

Magnum quod ulterius est, in Cuneo sunt Myrtili, Balsa, Ossonoba, in Sacro Caetobriga et Portus Hannibalis, in Magno Ebora.

c. 45 CE, Pomponius Mela, De Choreographia 1.8

An ancient city in Lusitania, now Setúbal


Dyrrah

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Doublet of Durrës.

lbor

(historical) Dyrrhachium (an ancient city below modern Durrës)


كوردوس

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كوردوس • (Gördüs)

ota-proper noun

كوردوس • (Gördüs)

Turkish: Gördüs

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of قوریتوس.

(historical) Corinth (an ancient city in Greece)


Akokavi

Holonym: Antelope Mesa


Palatkwapi

Unadapted borrowing from Hopi Palatkwapi, from palat + kwap + pi. Translated as Red-walled city or Red Land of the South.

ubor

The mythical place of origin of the Palatkwapi clans.


Ninevah

(sometimes proscribed) Alternative spelling of Nineveh, an ancient city in Iraq.


نینوه

Turkish: Ninova

Ultimately from Akkadian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 𒀏 (Ninua) and Old Babylonian 𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀 (Ninuwā, “House of Fish”), although the intended sense or religious application of "fish" is unclear.

(historical) Nineveh (an ancient city in Iraq)


Sart

From Turkish Sart and Ottoman Turkish صارت (Sart), from Byzantine Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (Sfard). Doublet of Sardis.

A town in Manisa, Turkey, the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia.


Sart

From Ottoman Turkish صارت (Sart), from Byzantine Greek Σάρδεις (Sárdeis), ultimately from Lydian 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 (Sfard).

Sart (a town in Manisa, Turkey; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia)


Opone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀπώνη (Opṓnē).

bor+

(historical) An ancient city in Ras Hafun, in modern-day Somalia; modern Hafun.


મોહેંજોદડો

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મોહેંજોદડો • (moheñjodḍo) n

gu-proper noun

મોહેંજોદડો • (moheñjodḍo) n

moheñjodḍo (romanization)
મોહનજોડેરો (alternative)

Mohenjo-daro (an ancient city and archaeological site in Sindh, Pakistan)


Babilonya

ᜊᜊᜒᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜌ (Baybayin)
Babilonia (alternative)

Borrowed from Spanish Babilonia, from Latin Babylōnia, from Ancient Greek Βαβυλωνία (Babulōnía).


Βαρβαλισσός

grc-proper noun

Βαρβαλισσός • (Barbalissós) m (genitive Βαρβαλισσοῦ); second declension

Barbalissós (romanization)
Βαρβαλισσοῦ (genitive)
ὁ Βαρβαλισσός (nominative singular)
τοῦ Βαρβαλισσοῦ (genitive singular)
τῷ Βαρβαλισσῷ (dative singular)
τὸν Βαρβαλισσόν (accusative singular)
Βαρβαλισσέ (singular vocative)
Βαρβαλισός (alternative)
Βαρβαρισσός (alternative)

Arabic: بالس

English: Barbalissos

(Byzantine, historical) Barbalissus (an ancient city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria), Balis (a medieval city).


Balis

From Arabic بالس (Balis), from Byzantine Greek Βαρβαλισσός (Barbalissós), from Latin Barbalissus, from Aramaic. Doublet of Barbalissus.

der

(historical) A medieval city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.


Lacedemon

pl-prop

Lacedemon m inan (related adjective lacedemoński)

lacedemoński (adjective)
Lacedemon (nominative singular)
Lacedemonu (genitive singular)
Lacedemonowi (dative singular)
Lacedemon (accusative singular)
Lacedemonem (instrumental singular)
Lacedemonie (locative singular)
Lacedemonie (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin Lacedaemō̆n. Doublet of Lakedajmon.

lbor

Lacedaemon (an ancient city-state and archaeological site in modern Greece)

(Greek mythology) Lacedaemon (eponymous king of Lacedaemon (i.e. Sparta))


Awat'ovi

Awatobi (alternative)
Awatovi (alternative)

Holonyms: Antelope Mesa, Hopi Reservation

An ancient village in Arizona, United States


Thermos

Transliteration of Ancient Greek Θέρμος (Thérmos).

transliteration

(historical) The ancient capital and sanctuary in Aetolia, Greece.


Θέρμος

Thérmos (romanization)
ὁ Θέρμος (nominative singular)
οἱ Θέρμοι (nominative plural)
τοῦ Θέρμου (genitive singular)
τῶν Θέρμων (genitive plural)
τῷ Θέρμῳ (dative singular)
τοῖς Θέρμοις (dative plural)
τὸν Θέρμον (accusative singular)
τοὺς Θέρμους (accusative plural)
Θέρμε (singular vocative)
Θέρμοι (plural vocative)

(historical) Thermos (the ancient capital and sanctuary in Aetolia, Greece).


Segeda

An ancient settlement in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.


Segontia

Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha#English

An ancient settlement in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, now Sigüenza.


सोनारगाँव

hi-proper noun

सोनारगाँव • (sonārgā̃v) ?

sonārgā̃v (romanization)
सोनारगांव (alternative)
सोनारगाँ (alternative)

/soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/

[soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ]

/soː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/

[soː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

/ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ːʋ/

[ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ːʋ]

/ʃoː.nɑːɾ.ɡɑ̃ː.oː/

[ʃoː.näːɾ.ɡä̃ː.oː]

Borrowed from Bengali সোনারগাঁও (śōnargãō), Which is from সোনা (śōna, “gold”) + -র (-r, “of”) + গাঁও (gãō, “village”). Unrelated to सोनार (sonār, “goldsmith”).

bor+

Sonargaon (an ancient city in Bangladesh)


Cartaina

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Æfter þǣm þe Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs IIII hunde wintra ⁊ II, þætte Cartaina þǣre burge ǣrendracan cōmon tō Rōme ⁊ him ġebudon þæt hīe frið him betwēonum hæfden...

Four hundred and two years after the city of Rome was built, ambassadors [from] the city of Carthage came to Rome and proposed that there be peace between them...


Τάξιλα

grc-prop

Τάξιλα • (Táxila) f (genitive Ταξίλᾱς); first declension

Táxila (romanization)
Ταξίλᾱς (genitive)
ἡ Τάξιλᾰ (nominative singular)
τῆς Ταξίλᾱς (genitive singular)
τῇ Ταξίλᾳ (dative singular)
τὴν Τάξιλᾰν (accusative singular)
Τάξιλᾰ (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā)

bor+

Taxila (an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan)


ܐܠܘܡܦܝܐ

aii-proper-noun

ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܼܵܐ • (ālōmpīyā) f

ܐܵܠܘܿܡܦܝܼܵܐ (canonical)
ālōmpīyā (romanization)

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπῐ́ᾱ (Olumpĭ́ā).


अक्कड

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अक्कड • (akkaḍ) ?

mr-proper noun

अक्कड • (akkaḍ) ?

Transliteration of English Akkad. Compare Hindi अक्कद (akkad).

wp

ॲकेडियन साम्राज्य

Akkad (the ancient capital of the kingdom of Akkad)


Arsinoë

/ɑːˈsɪ.nəʊ.iː/

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

An ancient port city in Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, on the Red Sea.

An ancient city in Cyrenaica in modern northeastern Libya; modern Tocra.

An ancient city in northwestern Cyprus, formerly Marion.


Gomorre

From Ancient Greek Γόμορρᾰ (Gómorrhă), from Biblical Hebrew עֲמֹרָה (ʿămōrā).

Gomorrah, a city destroyed in the Bible for its sinfulness


Persibulis

late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
⁊ siþþan fōr on Perse ⁊ ġeēode Persibulis þā burg heora cynestōl, sēo is ġiet welegast ealra burg.

And subsequently he marched on the Persians and conquered the city of Persepolis, their capital, which is still the wealthiest of all cities.

Persepolis, capital of the Persian Empire


Gaþes

Borrowed from Latin Gades, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤃𐤓 (gdr /gādēr, gādīr/, “a walled enclosure”).


Beit Nouba

Holonym: Palestine

(historical) Bayt Nuba (a former Arab village, now replaced with the Israeli settlement of Mevo Horon in the West Bank, Palestine)


Καλλίπολις

grc-proper noun

Καλλίπολῐς • (Kallípolĭs) f (genitive Καλλῐπόλεως); third declension

Καλλίπολῐς (canonical)
Kallípolĭs (romanization)
Καλλῐπόλεως (genitive)
ἡ Κᾰλλῐ́πολῐς (nominative singular)
τῆς Κᾰλλῐπόλεως (genitive singular)
τῇ Κᾰλλῐπόλει (dative singular)
τὴν Κᾰλλῐ́πολῐν (accusative singular)
Κᾰλλῐ́πολῐ (singular vocative)

→ English: Kallipolis

desctree

→ Latin: Callipolis
Italian: Gallipoli
→ English: Gallipoli
→ Portuguese: Galípoli
→ English: Callipolis

→ Ottoman Turkish: گلیبولی (Gelibolu)
Turkish: Gelibolu
→ English: Gelibolu
→ Armenian: Կէլիպօլու (Kēlipōlu)

From κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

af

Callipolis (an ancient town in Aetolia, Greece)

Callipolis (an ancient town in Caria, Turkey)

Callipolis (an ancient town in Mysia, Turkey)


Bisantiwm

Byzantium (an ancient city on the site of modern-day Istanbul)


પુષ્કલાવતી

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પુષ્કલાવતી • (puṣkalāvatī) f

gu-proper noun

પુષ્કલાવતી • (puṣkalāvatī) f

પુષ્ક‧લા‧વ‧તી

Borrowed from Sanskrit પુષ્કલાવતી (puṣkalāvatī).

bor+

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa#English

Pushkalavati (the ancient capital of Gandhara kingdom, near Charsadda in modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ


پشکلاوتی

ur-proper noun

پُشْکَلاوَتِی

پُشْکَلاوَتِی • (puśkalāvatī) f (Hindi spelling पुष्कलावती)

پُشْکَلاوَتِی (canonical)
puśkalāvatī (romanization)
पुष्कलावती (Hindi)

پُشْ‧کَ‧لا‧وَ‧تِی

Borrowed from Sanskrit पुष्कलावती (puṣkalāvatī).

bor+

2018 May 14, “پُشْکَلاوَتِی مِیُوزِیَم میں عَبْدُالْغَنِی خان کے حَوالے سے تَقْرِیب [puśkalāvatī miyūziyam mẽ 'abdulġanī xān ke havāle se taqrīb, A ceremony in memory of Abdul Ghani Khan at Pushkalavati Museum]”, in Daily Jang, archived from the original on 2022-08-18:


Pushkalavati

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit पुष्कलावती (puṣkalāvatī).

ubor

The ancient capital of Gandhara kingdom, near Charsadda in modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan


તક્ષશિલા

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તક્ષશિલા • (takṣaśilā) f

gu-proper noun

તક્ષશિલા • (takṣaśilā) f

gu:ગુજરાતીલૅક્સિકન.કોમ

Borrowed from Sanskrit તક્ષશિલા (takṣaśilā).


ܐܟܕ

aii-proper-noun

ܐܲܟܲܕ݂ • (akkaḏ) f

From Akkadian 𒌵𒆠 (Akkade); compare Arabic أَكَّد (ʔakkad) and Hebrew אַכַּד ('akád).

Akkad, Agade (the ancient capital in central Mesopotamia)


𑀅𑀑𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸

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<i class="Deva mention" lang="pra">अओज्झा</i>

aŏjjhā (romanization)
अओज्झा (Devanagari)
𑀅𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (alternative)
𑀅𑀬𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (alternative)

Etymology tree
Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀑𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸 (aŏjjhā)
Inherited from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā).

etymon

Ayodhya (a city, the ancient capital of Kosala kingdom)


𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀬𑀸

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<i class="Deva mention" lang="pra">अंतरंजिया</i>

𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀬𑀸 (aṃtaraṃjiyā) f (Devanagari अंतरंजिया)

aṃtaraṃjiyā (romanization)
अंतरंजिया (Devanagari)
𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁𑀚𑀻 (alternative)

Etymology tree
Sanskrit अन्तरञ्जिका (antarañjikā)
Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢𑀭𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀬𑀸 (aṃtaraṃjiyā)
Inherited from Sanskrit अन्तरञ्जिका (antarañjikā).

etymon

sa>अन्तरञ्जिका>city

Antaranjika (an ancient city in Uttar Pradesh, India; modern Atranjikhera)


Atanagrum

Pierre de Marca proposed in the 17th century Athanasiam, from Ancient Greek ἀθάνατος (athánatos).

(Ancient Rome, geography) An ancient city of the ilergetes, of unknown location, probably in modern central Catalonia