Alexandretta

English

Etymology

From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -ειᾰ (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”). Equivalent to Alexandria +‎ -etta. Doublet of Alexandria, Iskenderun, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.

Proper noun

Alexandretta

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

Synonyms

• (ancient & medieval Iskenderun): Alexandria, Alexandria on the Issus, Scandaroon (historical)

Translations

former name of İskenderun

• Armenian: Ալեքսանդրեթ (Alekʻsandretʻ)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta)

• Latin: Alexandretta
• Russian: Александре́тта (Aleksandrétta)