# Phocaea

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fəʊˈsiːə/

## Definitions
1. An ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça.
2. 25 Phocaea, a main belt asteroid.

## Etymology
From Latin Phōcaea, from Ancient Greek Φώκαια (Phṓkaia).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phocaea