Çanakkale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Çanakkale, from Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه (Çanak Kal'e, literally fortress of çanak), so named from the great manufacture of coarse earthenware carried on in and around the town.

Proper noun

Çanakkale

  1. A city and province of Turkey

Translations

Turkish

Çanakkale ili
Çanakkale'nin ilçeleri

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه (Çanak Kal'e), equivalent to çanak + kale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃä.nä́k̚.kä.l̠ʲe̞]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ça‧nak‧ka‧le

Proper noun

Çanakkale

  1. A city in Çanakkale, Turkey, along the Dardanelles
  2. A province and district of Turkey

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Çanakkale

See also

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