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Scandaroon

UK/skandəˈruːn/US/skændəˈruːn/

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

Proper noun

Scandaroon

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

Noun

Scandaroon (plural Scandaroons)

  1. (obsolete) A swindler.
  2. A pigeon of a fancy breed descended from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).

Forms of Scandaroon

Proper noun
alternative formSkanderoun
alternative formscandaroon
Noun
pluralScandaroons

Origin of Scandaroon

From variant forms of Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderūn) under influence from English -oon. Compare Stambul and Stamboul for Istanbul. In reference to the pigeons, supposedly derived from the use of the pigeon to carry messages from the English factory at Iskanderun to Aleppo upon the arrival of new ships. In reference to swindlers, presumably under the influence of scandal and cognates and -oon. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Kandahar.

Words formed from Scandaroon

  • Scandaroon pigeon

Questions about Scandaroon

What does Scandaroon mean?
Scandaroon means former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
What part of speech is Scandaroon?
Scandaroon can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Scandaroon?
Scandaroon is pronounced /skændəˈruːn/ (US).

Words near Scandaroon in the dictionary

  1. scandalproof
  2. scandals
  3. scandalsome
  4. scandalum magnatum
  5. Scandar
  6. Scandaroon
  7. Scandaroons
  8. scandate
  9. scandates
  10. scanday
  11. scandays

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