"Ctesiphon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɛsɪfɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈstɛsɪfɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Latin Ctēsiphōn, from Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Ctēsiphōn}} Latin Ctēsiphōn, {{der|en|grc|Κτησιφῶν}} Ancient Greek Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ctesiphon
  1. (historical) An ancient capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, on the Tigris near Baghdad in present-day Iraq, abandoned in the 7th and 8th centuries. Wikipedia link: Ctesiphon Tags: historical Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Historical capitals, Places in Iraq Translations (ancient ruined city): Κτησιφῶν (Ktēsiphôn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), قُطَيْسَفُون (quṭaysafūn) (Arabic), طَيْسَفُون (ṭaysafūn) (Arabic), ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ (Qṭēsfōn) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Տիզբոն (Tizbon) (Armenian), Ktesifon (Azerbaijani), Mədain (Azerbaijani), تیسفۆن (tîsfon) (Central Kurdish), Ktésifón (Czech), Ctésiphon [feminine] (French), Ktesiphon [neuter] (German), קטסיפון (Hebrew), Ctesifonte (Italian), Ctēsiphōn [feminine] (Latin), Tîsfûn (Northern Kurdish), Տիզբոն (Tizbon) (Old Armenian), Տիսբոն (Tisbon) (Old Armenian), 𐫤𐫏𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫗 (tyspwn) [Manichaean] (Parthian), تیسفون (tisfun) (Persian), Ktezyfon [masculine] (Polish), Ctesifonte [feminine] (Portuguese), Ктесифо́н (Ktesifón) [masculine] (Russian), Ctesifonte (Spanish), Тайса­фун (alt: Taysa­fun) (Tajik), Tizpon (Turkish)

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