"Nicopolis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Nīcopolis, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) in honor of the Battle of Actium. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Nīcopolis}} Latin Nīcopolis, {{der|en|grc|Νικόπολις}} Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis), {{m|grc|νῑ́κη||victory}} νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), {{m|grc|πόλις||city, city-state}} πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Nicopolis
  1. (historical) Former name of Preveza, a city in northwestern Greece that served as the provincial capital of Epirus Vetus in the Roman Empire. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece, Places in the Roman Empire, Provincial capitals, Provincial capitals Translations (ancient Preveza): Νικόπολις (Nikópolis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Никопол (Nikopol) (Bulgarian), Nicopolis (French), Νικόπολη (Nikópoli) [feminine] (Greek), Nicopoli [feminine] (Italian), Nīcopolis [feminine] (Latin), نيكبولى (Niğbolu) (Ottoman Turkish), نیقوپولس (Nikopolis) (Ottoman Turkish), Nicópolis [feminine] (Spanish), Nikopolis (Turkish), Niğbolu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Nicopolis-en-name-h2E33fsn Disambiguation of Provincial capitals: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'ancient Preveza': 87 13
  2. (historical) Former name of Emmaus, a former city in the West Bank, Palestine. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Palestine
    Sense id: en-Nicopolis-en-name-Lw5VZdC7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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