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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Balıkesir, q.v.

Proper noun edit

Balıkesir

  1. Alternative form of Balikesir.

Turkish edit

 
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Balıkesir ili
 
Balıkesir'in ilçeleri

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, perhaps from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, old) + κάστρον (kástron, castle).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.ɫɯ.ce.siɾ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ba‧lı‧ke‧sir

Proper noun edit

Balıkesir

  1. Balıkesir (a city and administrative center of Balıkesir, Turkey)
  2. Balıkesir (a province of Turkey)

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