Definitions for Ostia

Ostia Os·ti·a

Spelling: [os-tee-uh; Italian aw-styah]
IPA: /ˈɒs ti ə; Italian ˈɔ styɑ/

Ostia is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 67 anagrams from letters in Ostia (aiost).

Definitions for Ostia

noun

  1. a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
  2. Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
  3. Zoology. one of the tiny holes in the body of a sponge.

Origin of Ostia

First recorded in 1655-65, ostium is from the Latin word ōstium entrance, river mouth

Examples for Ostia

"He has gone down the Tiber in the steamer to Ostia," replied Mr. William.

Whereupon Paulus with his Isaurians came from Ostia and took possession of it and held it.

The road from here to Ostia has not yet been traversed by you in safety.

Like many discoveries, the new part of Ostia Antica was found by accident.

He landed at Ostia, a small port near the mouth of it—the port, in fact, of Rome.

One man climbed into a tree and looked off in the direction of Ostia.

Rollo's imagination was quite taken with the idea of sailing down to Ostia.

The answer was, that Copley had gone down the river to Ostia with another boy.

At any rate, I know that there is a steamer that goes to Ostia.

But the death of Monica at Ostia in Italy changed his plans.

Word Value for Ostia
Scrable

5

Words with friends

5

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