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Chalcedon.

An ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.

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name/ˈkælsɪˌdɒn//kælˈsiːdən//ˈkeɪl.kəˌdɒn/UK
  1. An ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn). See Kadıköy.

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