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Alexandretta

Alexandretta proper noun: former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.

Proper noun (1)

Alexandretta

  1. (historical) Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
    Synonyms:
    Alexandria, Alexandria on the Issus, Scandaroon

Proper noun (2)

Alexandretta

  1. A female given name.
    • From Miss Geraldine Alexandretta Talbot, 18 Shamrock Gardens, Troysburgh, N.B., to Miss Enid Vivienne Musgrave, 1 Leighton Place, Millais Road, North Hampstead, London, N.W.1890 February 15, “Scotch Elections-⁠-⁠-New and Old Style”, in The Glasgow Herald, 108th year, number 40, Glasgow, →OCLC, page 9, column 1
    • The women are all single. They are Miss Hilda Johnsen, stewardess; Miss Alexandretta Rostron, assistant stewardess, and Lesa Berglend, mess girl.1915 March 17, “Girl Sailors Defy Sea, Fall to Cupid’s Darts […]”, in Evening Ledger, financial edition, volume I, number 158, Philadelphia, Pa., →OCLC, page 1, column 5

Examples of Alexandretta in a sentence

  • Jeremy Billings and Julie Olsen, Hastings, a daughter, Alexandretta Jade, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999.1999 August 22, “[Births] Pennock Hospital”, in Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek, Mich., →OCLC, page 3D, column 3:
  • Michael is survived by his wife, Ginnette of Woodstock; his daughter, Alexandretta, 7; […]2011 October 19, “[Obituaries] Michael ‘Mike’ Brennan Bishop”, in Northwest Herald, Crytal Lake, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6B, column 1:

Synonyms of Alexandretta

Origin of Alexandretta

From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -ειᾰ (-eiă, “-ia: forming place names”). Equivalent to Alexandria + -etta. Doublet of Alexandria, Iskenderun, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.

From Alexandra + -etta.

Questions about Alexandretta

What does Alexandretta mean?
Alexandretta means former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
How do you use Alexandretta in a sentence?
Jeremy Billings and Julie Olsen, Hastings, a daughter, Alexandretta Jade, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 1999.
What part of speech is Alexandretta?
Alexandretta is a proper noun.

Words near Alexandretta in the dictionary

  1. Alexandran
  2. Alexandrania
  3. Alexandras
  4. Alexandre
  5. Alexandrescu
  6. Alexandretta
  7. Alexandrette
  8. Alexandria
  9. Alexandria Eschate
  10. Alexandrian
  11. Alexandrian Acephali

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