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Iskenderun

Iskenderun proper noun: a port city in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey.

Proper noun

Iskenderun

  1. A port city in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey.
    Synonyms:
    Alexandretta

Iskenderun meaning in Arabic

Iskenderun in Arabic

city in Turkey — see also Alexandretta
الإِسْكَنْدَرُون al-ʔiskandarūn

Synonyms of Iskenderun

Origin of Iskenderun

From Turkish İskenderun and Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderun), from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔIskandarūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in reference to Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.

Questions about Iskenderun

What does Iskenderun mean?
Iskenderun means a port city in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey.
What is Iskenderun in Arabic?
Iskenderun in Arabic is الإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn). See Iskenderun meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Iskenderun?
Iskenderun is a proper noun.

Words near Iskenderun in the dictionary

  1. Iskandaryans
  2. Iskander
  3. Iskanders
  4. Iskar
  5. ISKCON
  6. Iskenderun
  7. ISKP
  8. Iskra
  9. Iskras
  10. isl
  11. isl.

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