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(sär′dĭs) An ancient city of western Asia Minor east of modern-day Izmir, Turkey. As the capital of Lydia it was the political and cultural center of Asia Minor from 650 to c. 550 bc and remained an important city during Roman and Byzantine times. Sardis was destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402.
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Sardis
(ˈsɑːdɪs) orSardes
n
(Placename) an ancient city of W Asia Minor: capital of Lydia
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Sar•dis
(ˈsɑr dɪs)also Sar•des
(-diz)n.
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of Lydia.
Sar′di•an (-di ən) n., adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  Sardis - an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 |
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