Zibel or Zibelet, a maritime town in Palestine, formerly called Biblium, because the skins were sent from it to Europe.
There are several Islands over against the bay of Nicomedia, formerly called Sinus Astacenus, according to Strabo, about six or seven leagues from Constantinople.
The 20-franc piece in gold, formerly called Louis, now Napoleon, is current for 15s.
While wandering through seas unknown to the pilots, Lorenzo discovered the island of Ceylon, formerly called Taprobana, and came to anchor in the port of Gale, where many Moors were taking in cinnamon and elephants for Cambaya.
Footnote 31: This word has not been used before, but is probably meant for the same bird formerly called Aparath.
On the Ozama River opposite the capital is Villa Duarte, formerly called Pajarito.
The other town of the province is Salcedo, formerly called Juana Núñez, 7 miles east of Moca in a rich cacao district.
When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called lanterloo.
Defn: A white or gray tasteless powder, the oxide of the element glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.
The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse.
For meat the Short-horns (formerly called Durhams) and Herefords and their grades predominate.
Sailing along to the distance of 100 stadia, we come to the city Arsinoë, formerly called Crocodilopolis; for the inhabitants of this nome worship the crocodile.
Then follows Halicarnasus, formerly called Zephyra, the royal seat of the dynasts of Caria.
With soda this acid forms tartarite of soda, formerly called sal de Seignette, or sal polychrest of Rochell.
The Gallic acid, formerly called Principle of Astringency, is obtained from gall nuts, either by infusion or decoction with water, or by distillation with a very gentle heat.
This is the Gum Sandarach-tree, formerly called Thuja articulata, but now named Callitris quadrivalvis.
The well-known plant, formerly called Pyrus japonica, has been removed to the genus Cydonia on account of its ovary and the disposition of its seeds, which are decidedly those of the Quince.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "formerly called" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
