Alexandretta
English
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Alexandretta
- (historical) Former name of Iskenderun, a city in southern Turkey.
Synonyms
[edit]- (ancient & medieval Iskenderun): Alexandria, Alexandria on the Issus, Scandaroon (historical)
Translations
[edit]former name of İskenderun
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