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Iznik

Iznik proper noun: a town in Turkey.

Proper noun

Iznik

  1. A town in Turkey.
    Synonyms:
    Nicaea for historical names

Synonyms of Iznik

  • Nicaea for historical names

Forms of Iznik

alternative formİznik

Origin of Iznik

From Ottoman Turkish ازنیق (İznik) and Turkish İznik, from Byzantine Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), named for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Nice and Nicaea.

Phrases with Iznik

Questions about Iznik

What does Iznik mean?
Iznik means a town in Turkey.
What part of speech is Iznik?
Iznik is a proper noun.

Words near Iznik in the dictionary

  1. Izmir
  2. Izmirian
  3. Izmirians
  4. izmirine
  5. Izmit
  6. Iznik
  7. Iznik ware
  8. Iznikware
  9. Izod test
  10. Izod tests
  11. izoklakeite

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