# Nicopolis

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Former name of Preveza: a city in northwestern Greece; the former capital of Epirus Vetus, in the Roman Empire.
2. Former name of Emmaus: a former city in the West Bank, Palestine.

## Etymology
From Latin Nīcopolis, from Ancient Greek Νικόπολις (Nikópolis), from νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”) in honor of the Battle of Actium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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