OSTIA

Etymology

Proper noun

Ostia

(historical) A port and town on the Tiber in Italia, Roman Empire the harbour of ancient Rome

A modern refounding of the ancient town at the mouth of the Tiber, A neighbourhood in Rome, Italy

Anagrams

• IOTAs, Saito, TOISA, iotas, stoai

Noun

ostia

plural of ostium

Anagrams

• IOTAs, Saito, TOISA, iotas, stoai

Source: Wiktionary


OSTIUM

Os"ti*um, n.; pl. Ostia. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)

Definition: An opening; a passage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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