PERGAMUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pergamum mean? • PERGAMUM (noun)
The noun PERGAMUM has 1 sense:
1. an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
Familiarity information: PERGAMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERGAMUM (noun)
Meaning:
An ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Pergamum" is a part of...):
Republic of Turkey; Turkey (a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923)
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