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  • proper noun A historical region in the south coast of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek Παμφυλία (Pamphulia).

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Examples

  • Perga in Pamphylia was a noted place, especially for a temple there erected to the goddess Diana, yet nothing at all is related of what

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

  • This extraordinary man, the object of so much praise and censure, was a native of Side in Pamphylia; and his genius, like that of

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

  • 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721

  • With this gruesome scene behind them, Alexander and his army at last marched into Pamphylia, a beautiful plain stretching some fifty miles along the shore and surrounded by mountains.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • The path north from the town was more fit for goatherds than an army of thousands, so the king sent his Thracian soldiers to carve a road over the pass and down into the plain of Pamphylia.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • The path north from the town was more fit for goatherds than an army of thousands, so the king sent his Thracian soldiers to carve a road over the pass and down into the plain of Pamphylia.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • With this gruesome scene behind them, Alexander and his army at last marched into Pamphylia, a beautiful plain stretching some fifty miles along the shore and surrounded by mountains.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander then moved on to Side, the easternmost town in Pamphylia, posting a garrison before he doubled back to Aspendus to collect his money and horses.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander then moved on to Side, the easternmost town in Pamphylia, posting a garrison before he doubled back to Aspendus to collect his money and horses.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • Alexander then moved on to Side, the easternmost town in Pamphylia, posting a garrison before he doubled back to Aspendus to collect his money and horses.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

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