Meaning & use
Phrygia
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Meaning
proper nounproperspecialist
An ancient kingdom and region in the central and western part of Anatolia, in modern Turkey, famous in Greek legend.
Grammar: A proper noun, written with a capital letter and no article: Phrygia was powerful.
Patterns
- the kings of Phrygia
- in Phrygia
King Midas ruled over Phrygia in Greek legend.
Phrygia lay in the interior of what is now Turkey.
Cities in ancient Phrygia traded with Greece and Persia.
Common combinations
- ancient Phrygia
- Ancient Phrygia was known for its music.
- king of Phrygia
- Midas was the legendary king of Phrygia.
- Phrygian cap
- The Phrygian cap became a symbol of liberty.
- the Phrygian kingdom
- The Phrygian kingdom fell to invaders around 700 BC.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Anatolia
- Anatolia is the larger peninsula region, whereas Phrygia was one particular ancient kingdom within it.
- Asia Minor
- It is an older name for the same peninsula as Anatolia and is much wider than Phrygia.
Word family
- Phrygian adjective
- relating to Phrygia or its people
- Phrygian noun
- a person from ancient Phrygia
- Phrygian mode noun
- a musical scale named after the region
Commonly confused: Phrygia or Phrygian?
Phrygia vs Phrygian
Phrygia is the place, whereas Phrygian is the adjective or the person from it.
Practice
According to legend, King Midas of ____ turned everything he touched into gold.
Choose one answer.
Midas is the legendary king of Phrygia. Persia, Sparta and Carthage were other powers and are not connected to the Midas legend.
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