"Sebastia" meaning in English

See Sebastia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Sebastea [alternative], Sebasteia [alternative], Sabastiyah [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Sebastia}} Latin Sebastia, {{der|en|grc|Σεβαστεία}} Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), {{der|en|grc|Σεβαστός}} Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós), {{der|en|la|Augustus}} Latin Augustus, {{doublet|en|Sivas}} Doublet of Sivas Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sebastia
  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel. Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine
    Sense id: en-Sebastia-en-name-k0cosST8 Categories (other): Former capitals, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 16 41 43
  2. (historical) Former name of Sivas, a city in Turkey. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Places in Turkey
    Sense id: en-Sebastia-en-name-kc4LScdi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 50 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 53 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 53 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 57 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 50 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 57 41 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 56 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 46 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 4 56 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 2 59 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 16 41 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 64 35
  3. (historical) A theme of the Byzantine Empire centered on Sivas. Tags: historical Categories (place): Places in the Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-Sebastia-en-name-08Z~lI5K Categories (other): Themes of the Byzantine Empire, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 50 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 53 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 46 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 16 41 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Samaria [Palestinian, historical] [city, cities, region, location] Translations (Palestinian city — see also Samaria): سَبَسْطِيَّة (sabasṭiyya) (Arabic), Sebastia (French), Sebastia (German), Σεβαστη (Sevasti) (Greek), סבסטיה (Sebastiya) (Hebrew), Sebaste (Latin), Sebastia (Latin), سابستیه (Sebastiye) (Ottoman Turkish), Sebastia (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Palestinian city — see also Samaria': 47 38 15
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