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Afyonkarahisar

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Turkish Afyonkarahisar, from Ottoman Turkish آفیون قره حصار (afyon kara hisar).

Proper noun

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Afyonkarahisar

  1. The capital city of Afyon Province, in western Turkey.

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Turkish

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Afyonkarahisar ili
Afyonkarahisar'ın ilçeleri

Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آفیون قره حصار (afyon kara hisar). By surface analysis, afyon (opium) +‎ kara (black) +‎ hisar (fortress).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afjonkaˈɾahisaɾ/
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧yon‧ka‧ra‧hi‧sar

Proper noun

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Afyonkarahisar

  1. Afyonkarahisar (the capital city and district of Afyon Province, in western Turkey)
  2. Afyonkarahisar (a province of Turkey)

Usage notes

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  • Colloquially abbreviated to Afyon.

Declension

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See also

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