Anabasis: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Anabasis noun. A journey or military advance from the coast into the interior.
How to say it
uh-NAB-uh-sis/əˈnæbəsɪs/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (NAB).
Anabasis in a sentence
The expedition’s anabasis took it three hundred miles up the river into the interior.
Each summer the family made its anabasis from the coast to grandmother’s mountain farm.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- advance
- expedition
- march inland
Opposite:
- katabasis
Where anabasis comes from
From Greek, a going up; Xenophon’s Anabasis tells of Greek soldiers marching deep into Persia.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Each summer the family made its _____ from the coast to grandmother’s mountain farm.
- nomad
- anabasis
- wanderlust
Show the answer
anabasis: Each summer the family made its anabasis from the coast to grandmother’s mountain farm.