Izmir
See also: İzmir
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- İzmir (uncommon)
Etymology edit
From Turkish İzmir, from Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir). Doublet of Smyrna.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭzʹmîr, IPA(key): /ˈɪzmɪə/ (or as in Turkish)
Proper noun edit
Izmir
- A major Turkish port city situated midway along the western Anatolian seaboard, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.
- 1954, Amerikan Kız Koleji [aut.] and Margaret W. Meyer [ed.], İzmir: The Gateway to Turkey (Piyasa Matbaası), main title
- 2000, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, Turkey, page 14:
- One major problem in towns of all sizes is the lack of street signs, but almost every local tourist office can provide you with a map. City tourist offices almost always provide acceptable maps; those for İstanbul and İzmir are as good as any you pay for.
- 2009, James Bainbridge, Turkey, page 221:
- It may be Turkey’s third-largest city in terms of population, but in the congestion stakes İzmir has to be challenging for top honours.
Synonyms edit
- Smyrna (obsolete, prior to the Turkish Postal Service Law of 28 March 1930)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
city
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Further reading edit
Polish edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Turkish İzmir. Doublet of Smyrna.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Izmir m inan (related adjective izmirski)
Declension edit
Declension of Izmir