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Ptolemais.

Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including:

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Meaning & usage

name[ptɔ.ɫɛˈmaː.ɪs]Classical-Latin[pto.leˈmaː.is]

  1. Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including: Acre (a city in modern Israel)

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  2. Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including: Faiyum (a city in modern Egypt)

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  3. Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including: Ptolemaida (a city in modern Greece)

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  4. Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including: Tolmeita (a city in modern Libya)

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs).

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