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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast.
2. 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"

Synonyms

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smyrnasmyrna

Example

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"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.

Related phrases

port city

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