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PRONUNCIATION OF ISAURIA

Isauria  [aɪˈsɔːrɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ISAURIA

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Isauria is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ISAURIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Isauria

Isauria

Isauria, in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering what is now the district of Bozkır and its surroundings in the Konya province of Turkey, or the core of the Taurus Mountains. In its coastal extension it bordered on Cilicia. It derives its name from the contentious Isaurian tribe and twin settlements Isaura Palaea and Isaura Nea. Isaurian marauders were fiercely independent mountain people who created havoc in neighboring districts under Macedonian and Roman occupations. The permanent nucleus of Isauria was north of the Taurus range which lies directly to south of Iconium and Lystra. Lycaonia had all the Iconian plain; but Isauria began as soon as the foothills were reached. Its two original towns, Isaura Nea and Isaura Palaea, lay, one among these foothills and the other on the watershed. In the 4th century BC, Isauria began as it would end, and became the wild district about Isaura Palaea and the heads of the Calycadnus. When the capital, Isaura, a strongly fortified city at the foot of Mt.

Definition of Isauria in the English dictionary

The definition of Isauria in the dictionary is an ancient district of S central Asia Minor, chiefly on the N slopes of the W Taurus Mountains.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ISAURIA


aporia
əˈpɔːrɪə
appressoria
ˌæprɛˈsɔːrɪə
Astoria
əˈstɔːrɪə
auditoria
ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪə
coria
ˈkɔːrɪə
dysphoria
dɪsˈfɔːrɪə
emporia
emˈpɔːrɪə
euphoria
juːˈfɔːrɪə
gloria
ˈɡlɔːrɪə
moratoria
ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪə
moria
ˈmɔːrɪə
natatoria
ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪə
noria
ˈnɔːrɪə
Peoria
piːˈɔːrɪə
phantasmagoria
ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə
Pretoria
prɪˈtɔːrɪə
sanatoria
ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪə
sensoria
sɛnˈsɔːrɪə
thoria
ˈθɔːrɪə
victoria
vɪkˈtɔːrɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ISAURIA

Isaac
Isabel
Isabella
Isabella I
Isabella II
Isabella of France
Isabelline
isagoge
isagogic
isagogics
Isaiah
isallobar
isallobaric
isapostolic
Isar
isarithm
isatin
isatine
isatinic
Isaurian

WORDS THAT END LIKE ISAURIA

aciduria
albuminuria
anuria
bacteriuria
curia
dysuria
Etruria
glucosuria
glycosuria
haematuria
hematuria
Liguria
Luria
Manchuria
Masuria
oliguria
phenylketonuria
polyuria
proteinuria
pyuria

Synonyms and antonyms of Isauria in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

Isauria
1,325 millions of speakers

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Isauria
570 millions of speakers

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Isauria
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Isauria
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Isauria
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Исаврии
278 millions of speakers

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Isauria
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Isauria
260 millions of speakers

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Isauria
220 millions of speakers

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Isauria
190 millions of speakers

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Isauria
180 millions of speakers

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Isauria
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Isauria
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Isauria
85 millions of speakers
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Isauria
80 millions of speakers

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Isauria
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इस्रोरिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İsauria
70 millions of speakers

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Isauria
65 millions of speakers

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Isauria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ісаврії
40 millions of speakers

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Isauria
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ισαυρία
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Isauria
14 millions of speakers
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Isauria
10 millions of speakers
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Isauria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Isauria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ISAURIA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Isauria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ISAURIA»

Discover the use of Isauria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Isauria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Early Byzantine Churches of Cilicia and Isauria
The architecture of the great 'Domed Basilicas' of 6th-century Constantinople, Hagia Sophia above all, continues to be a source of wonder, but its origins and evolutions remain unclear.
Stephen Hill, 1996
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Late Antiquity: A Guide to the Postclassical World
Originally included in the Roman province of Cilicia and later in that of Galatia, Isauria became a province itself in the early 4th century during the reforms of Diocletian, who also incorporated into it most of Cilicia Tracheia and designated the ...
Glen Warren Bowersock, Peter Brown, Oleg Grabar, 1999
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Heirs of War:
Isauria rubbed her lips together, her eyes wide as she shrugged. “But I see it.” “ You mentioned Ariana...have you seen her?” Isauria wasn't sure she liked the tone Bianca used when asking the question, almost as if she was scared of the ...
Mara Valderran, 2013
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Byzantine Trade, 4th-12th Centuries: The Archaeology of ...
This paper will examine the local trade of a class of Byzantine painted pottery in the province of Isauria in Asia Minor. The ware is significant because of its distinctive decoration and its apparently unique discovery at excavations only in the ...
Marlia Mundell Mango, 2009
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Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt: Geschichte und ...
According to the 'Notitia Dignitatum' Isauria had three legions, one later withdrawn to join the comitatenses; while the adjacent provinces of Pamphylia, Pisidia and Lycaonia each had on establishment a comes rei militaris to deal with Isaurian ...
Hildegard Temporini, Wolfgang Haase, 1980
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Bibliotheca Classica: Or, A Classical Dictionary
Isaura, {at or orum,) [the capital of Isauria, near the confines of Phrygia. Strabo and Stc- phanus Byzantinus use the term as a plural one; (ru'Iffmi/Hi) Ammianus Marcellinus, however, makes it of the first declension. (14. 8.) It was a strong and  ...
John Lemprière, Charles Anthon, 1831
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Isauria, Including: Zeno (Emperor), Zenonopolis, Irenopolis, ...
This particular book is a collaboration focused on Isauria.More info: Isauria, in ancient geography, is a rugged isolated district in the interior of South Asia Minor, of very different extent at different periods, but generally covering ...
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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A Treatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia
came to change its name; some have thought that it was from the similarity of its nature to the original and proper Isauria, of which it may be reckoned an extension; or whether from actual conquests that had been made by the Isaurians ; as the ...
James Rennell, 1831
9
Bandits in the Roman Empire: Myth and Reality
The wider historical context of the revolt of Lydius and that of our next subject, Palfuerius, is well known thanks to the many stories about Isauria found in writers from Strabo to Ammianus Marcellinus and the author of the Historia Augusta.129  ...
Thomas Grunewald, 2004
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A Cloud of Witnesses: Saints and Martyrs From The Holy Land
... thou didst make the wilderness of Jordan radiantly shine with beams of sacred celestial light, O righteous Father, God-bearing Gerasimus. March 5th Hieromartyr Conon of Isauria; Conon the Gardener; Eulogius and Eulampius the Martyrs ...
Bishop Demetri (Matta) Khoury, 2010

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ISAURIA»

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He could do so with impunity because Isauria had rebelled early in his reign and been defeated; he had no further need to buy its support. «The Weekly Standard, Apr 14»
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Katie Melua The Walls Of The World
Katie Melua - Thank You Stars - Duration: 3:36. by Isauria 1,256,248 views. 3:36. Katie Melua - The Closest Thing to Crazy (live at a beautiful ... «YouTube, Sep 12»
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TIME IN A BOTTLE JIM CROCE WITH LYRICS
John Denver - Annie´s Song - Duration: 3:01. by Isauria 11,184,088 views. 3:01. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now - Duration: 4:08. by Gustavo ... «YouTube, Jul 10»
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CAROLE KING (Live) - I Feel The Earth Move
Celine Dion & Carole King - The Reason - Duration: 4:50. by Isauria 699,951 views. 4:50. Loading more suggestions... Show more. Get video ... «YouTube, Sep 08»
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America Sister Golden Hair
John Denver - Annie´s Song - Duration: 3:01. by Isauria 11,183,028 views. 3:01. Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress - The Hollies - Duration: ... «YouTube, Apr 08»
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James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got a Friend (HQ) (Uploaded …
John Denver - Annie´s Song - Duration: 3:01. by Isauria 11,184,088 views. 3:01. James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got a Friend - Duration: ... «YouTube, Feb 08»
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Don mclean - American pie (live)
John Denver - Annie´s Song - Duration: 3:01. by Isauria 11,178,861 views. 3:01. don mclean - crying - Duration: 3:33. by brett mitchell 423,478 ... «YouTube, Dec 07»

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