تیرهبولی
Ottoman Turkish
Tirebolu district
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from Ancient Greek τρῐ- (tri-, “tri-: three”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of طرابلس.
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Tirebolu”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Tirebolu”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 756
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