Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word SMYRNA

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Definitions of SMYRNA

1. (chiefly, historical) A An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11^th century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.
2. A former settlement in Kern County, California.
3. A town in Kent County and, New Castle County, Delaware.
4. A city in Cobb County, Georgia, USA.
5. A unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
6. A unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, also called Creswell.
7. A neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.
8. A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.
9. A unincorporated community in Otisco Township, Ionia County, Michigan.
10. A unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
11. A town and village in Chenango County, New York.
12. A locality in Carteret County, North Carolina.
13. A tiny town in York County and, Cherokee County, South Carolina.
14. A sizable town in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
15. A unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.

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Examples of Using SMYRNA in a Sentence

• Originating from Smyrna, he had seen and heard the preaching of Polycarp, who in turn was said to have heard John the Evangelist, and thus was the last-known living connection with the Apostles.
• 1344 – The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Latin Christians in response to Aydınid piracy during the Smyrniote crusades.
• Anicetus meets with Polycarp of Smyrna to discuss the Computus, the date of Easter in the Christian liturgical calendar.
• Spring – Tzachas, a Seljuk Turkish military commander, establishes an independent maritime state centred in the Ionian coastal city of Smyrna (modern-day İzmir).
• According to the Suda Bion was from Phlossa, which is not otherwise known but may have been one of the villages which made up Smyrna.
• May – June – Aelius Aristides, Greek orator, delivers a public speech in Smyrna, lamenting the damage recently inflicted to the sacred site of Eleusis.
• According to Irenaeus, it was during his pontificate that the aged Polycarp of Smyrna, a disciple of John the Evangelist, visited Rome to discuss the celebration of Easter with Anicetus.
• Due to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence, and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence.
• During the British occupation of Florida, a colony known as New Smyrna was started in southeast Volusia County by Andrew Turnbull.
• Myrrha (Greek: , Mýrra), also known as Smyrna (Greek: , Smýrna), is the mother of Adonis in Greek mythology.
• The most commonly accepted version is that Aphrodite urged Myrrha or Smyrna to commit incest with her father, Theias.
• Communities formed around grist mills and newly formed churches such as Haralson Mill, Costleys Mill, Dial Mill, Zacharys Mill, McElroys Mill, Union Grove Baptist Church, Ebenezer Methodist Church, Philadelphia Methodist Church, Salem Baptist Church, Smyrna Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Bethel Christian Church, Honey Creek Baptist Church, and Whites Chapel Methodist Church.
• One of these disciples was Aristion, probably bishop of nearby Smyrna, and another was John the Elder, usually identified (despite Eusebius' protest) with John the Evangelist, residing in nearby Ephesus, of whom Papias was a hearer; From the daughters of Philip, who settled in Hierapolis, Papias learned still other traditions.
• Delaware Route 300 passes through the southern part of Clayton on Wheatleys Pond Road, heading southwest to Kenton and northeast to Smyrna, where it joins DE 6 and follows that route to the US 13 intersection.
• The international jurist John Bassett Moore was born in Smyrna, as were politicians Louis McLane and James Williams.
• DART First State provides bus service to Townsend along Route 302, which heads north to Middletown and south to Smyrna and Dover.
• The route enters the city from the south at Spruce Creek Park near New Smyrna Beach and leaves at the border with South Daytona.
• Fair Oaks lies just outside the city limits of Smyrna and Marietta, and the area uses "Smyrna" or "Marietta" for its mailing addresses.
• With boundaries described in Appendix A of House Bill 839, Mableton is the largest city in Cobb County in terms of population and includes historical Mableton, along with the Six Flags area, areas of unincorporated Smyrna, and parts of unincorporated South Cobb.
• Smyrna was ranked #44 in Moneys 2018 survey of "The Best Places to Live in America" for balancing economic growth, affordability, and quality of life.

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