Ptolemaïs
geographical name
Ptol·e·ma·ïs
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Definition of Ptolemaïs
1
ancient town in upper Egypt on the left bank of the Nile River northwest of Thebes
2
ancient town in Cyrenaica northwest of Barka; site at the modern village of Tolmeta
3
— see acre