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Melitene

Melitene proper noun: former name of Malatya: a city in Turkey.

Proper noun

Melitene

  1. (historical) Former name of Malatya: a city in Turkey.

Origin of Melitene

From Latin Melitēnē, from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ). Doublet of Malatya.

Words formed from Melitene

Questions about Melitene

What does Melitene mean?
Melitene means former name of Malatya: a city in Turkey.
What part of speech is Melitene?
Melitene is a proper noun.

Words near Melitene in the dictionary

  1. melissophobia
  2. melissyl
  3. melissylene
  4. Melita
  5. Melite
  6. Melitene
  7. Melitenian
  8. melithaeid
  9. melithaeids
  10. melitid
  11. melitids

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