Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Greek Ξάνθη (Xánthi).

Proper noun

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اسكچه (İskeçe)

  1. Xanthi (a city in East Macedonia and Thrace, in northeast Greece)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: İskeçe
  • Armenian: Իսքէչէ (Iskʻēčʻē), Իսքեճյան (Iskʻečyan)

Further reading

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  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “İskeçe”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 381