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Nicomedia meaning

Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.

Using Nicomedia

  • The main meaning on this page is: Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.
  • In the example corpus, nicomedia often appears in combinations such as: of nicomedia, nicomedia and, in nicomedia.

Context around Nicomedia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

wanted 1× capital 1× declaring 1× outside 1× leave 1×

Often after:

probably 1× unsafe 1×

Sentence patterns with Nicomedia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as nicomedia had been 1× bishop of nicomedia during licinius 1× convert outside nicomedia 1× court in nicomedia 1× empire capital nicomedia and his 1× eusebius of nicomedia and returned 1× eusebius of nicomedia and theognis 1× eusebius of nicomedia and with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

andronikos iii wanted 1× arius and his 1× as nicomedia had 1× constantine always emerged 1× constantine died the 1× constantine had traveled 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a missionary 1× as a whole 1× at galerius feet 1× been proclaimed emperor 1× captured in 1337 1× convert outside nicomedia 1×

Words around Nicomedia

Just before it in the word index:

nicomachus 2 nicomachean 5 nicolson 33 nicols 4 nicolosi 11 nicolodi 2

Just after it in the word index:

nicon 2 niconico 2 nicopolis 11 nicos 29 nicosia 139 nicosian 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 23 abovementioned 23 abr 23 abrdn 23 accompanist 23 accumulators 23

Corpus analysis for Nicomedia

  • In this selection, "nicomedia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wanted, capital, declaring, probably and unsafe stand out and add context to how "nicomedia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as nicomedia had been and bishop of nicomedia during licinius. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nicomedia" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nicomedia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Eusebius of Nicomedia probably gave the welcoming address. (8 words)

Galerius left the city for Rome, declaring Nicomedia unsafe. (9 words)

The city of İzmit or Nicomedia was also captured in 1337. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

As Nicomedia had been hit by an earthquake only shortly prior to his stay, Hadrian was generous in providing funds for rebuilding, for which he was acclaimed as the chief restorer of the province as a whole. (37 words)

Constantine always emerged victorious: the lion emerged from the contest in a poorer condition than Constantine; Constantine returned to Nicomedia from the Danube with a Sarmatian captive to drop at Galerius' feet. (32 words)

Constantine died the next year, after finally receiving baptism from Arian Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, and "with his passing the first round in the battle after the Council of Nicaea was ended". (32 words)

Example sentences (18)

Andronikos III wanted Nicomedia and the other few Byzantine forts in Anatolia not to suffer the same fate and sought to pay off the Ottomans with tribute.

Arius and his sympathizers, e.g. Eusebius of Nicomedia were admitted back into the church after ostensibly accepting the Nicene creed.

As Nicomedia had been hit by an earthquake only shortly prior to his stay, Hadrian was generous in providing funds for rebuilding, for which he was acclaimed as the chief restorer of the province as a whole.

Constantine always emerged victorious: the lion emerged from the contest in a poorer condition than Constantine; Constantine returned to Nicomedia from the Danube with a Sarmatian captive to drop at Galerius' feet.

Constantine died the next year, after finally receiving baptism from Arian Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, and "with his passing the first round in the battle after the Council of Nicaea was ended".

Constantine had traveled through Palestine at the right hand of Diocletian, and was present at the palace in Nicomedia in 303 and 305. It is likely that Maxentius received the same treatment.

Diocletian chose to stay in the Eastern Roman Empire (capital Nicomedia ) and his colleague Maximianus ruled the Western one.

Eusebius of Nicomedia probably gave the welcoming address.

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Galerius left the city for Rome, declaring Nicomedia unsafe.

In preparation for their future roles, Constantine and Maxentius were taken to Diocletian's court in Nicomedia.

It was of particular interest that Eusebius was nearly persecuted because of his close relationship to the Emperor Licinius while serving as Bishop of Nicomedia during Licinius' reign.

Moreover, the connection of the saint's name with Nicomedia is inconsistent with the early cultus at Diospolis.

On 20 November 284, the army of the east gathered on a hill convert outside Nicomedia.

Similarly, Eusebius of Nicomedia and Theognis of Nice also agreed, except for the certain statements.

The city of İzmit or Nicomedia was also captured in 1337.

The persecution forced him to leave Nicomedia and from the outbreak of hostilities until perhaps 311 or 313 he had to live elsewhere.

They met at the same hill, convert out of Nicomedia, where Diocletian had been proclaimed emperor.

Ulfilas was ordained a bishop by Eusebius of Nicomedia and returned to his people to work as a missionary.

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Common combinations with nicomedia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nicomedia" in a sentence?
An example: "Andronikos III wanted Nicomedia and the other few Byzantine forts in Anatolia not to suffer the same fate and sought to pay off the Ottomans with tribute." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nicomedia" from authentic English texts.
What does "nicomedia" mean?
Nicomedia means: Former name of Izmit: a city in Turkey; the ancient capital of Bithynia.
How many example sentences with "nicomedia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nicomedia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.