Izmir
/ˈɪzmɪə/ name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast.
- 2 A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.
"1954, Amerikan Kız Koleji [aut.] and Margaret W. Meyer [ed.], İzmir: The Gateway to Turkey (Piyasa Matbaası), main title"
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More examples"Izmir is the third largest city in Turkey with about 4.5 million residents."
Etymology
From Turkish İzmir, from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir). Doublet of Smyrna.