"Cydonia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /saɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɪˈ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /saɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ [General-American], /sɪˈ-/ [General-American] Forms: Kydonia [alternative], Cydonea [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊniə Etymology: From Latin Cydonia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Cydonia}} Latin Cydonia, {{der|en|grc|Κυδωνία}} Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cydonia
  1. (historical) Former name of Chania: a city on the island of Crete, Greece. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece
    Sense id: en-Cydonia-en-name-mzKcBF2k Categories (other): Former names of settlements, English entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greece, Byzantine Empire Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 57 43 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 53 47
  2. (historical) A former state on the island of Crete around the city. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in the Roman Empire
    Sense id: en-Cydonia-en-name-4KOEEqWa Disambiguation of Cities in the Roman Empire: 40 60 Categories (other): Former polities, English entries with incorrect language header, Byzantine Empire Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cydonian Related terms: Kydonia, Sidonia

Alternative forms

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