Adrianople

English

Alternative forms

• Adrianopolis

Etymology

From Latin Adrianopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis, “city of Hadrian”). Doublet of Adrianopolis and Edirne.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈnəʊp(ə)l/

Proper noun

Adrianople

1. (historical) Former name of Edirne, a city in northwestern Turkey.

Derived terms

• Adrianople red

 

Related terms

• Adrianopolitan

Translations

ancient & medieval Edirne — see also Edirne

• Armenian: Ադրիանապոլիս (Adrianapolis)
• Czech: Drinopol m
• Danish: Adrianopel
• French: Andrinople (fr) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis)

  Modern: Ανδριανούπολη f (Andrianoúpoli)

• Hungarian: Drinápoly (hu)
• Irish: Cathair Aidriain f
• Latin: Hadrianopolis f, Adrianopolis f
• Portuguese: Adrianópolis (pt) f
• Russian: Адриано́поль (ru) (Adrianópolʹ)

Anagrams

• Leopardian