Abydos

== English == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈbaɪ.dɑs/, /əˈbaɪ.dəs/, /ˈæb.ɪˌdɑs/ Rhymes: -aɪdəs, -aɪdɑs === Proper noun === Abydos An ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest. An ancient city of Mysia in northwest Asia Minor in modern Turkey, on the Hellespont. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Morris, editor (1969 (1971 printing)), “Abydos”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, N.Y.: American Heritage Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 6. Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 7