Balanea

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαλαναία (Balanaía), variant of Βαλανέαι (Balanéai). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ba.ɫaˈneː.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ba.laˈnɛː.a] === Proper noun === Balanēa f sg (genitive Balanēae); first declension a coastal town in Syria situated between Gabala and Aradus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Balanea”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Balanea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly