İzmir

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish İzmir.

İzmir

1. Alternative spelling of Izmir:
   1. A province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast.
   2. A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.
   • 1954, Amerikan Kız Koleji [aut.] and Margaret W. Meyer [ed.], İzmir: The Gateway to Turkey (Piyasa Matbaası), main title
   • 2000, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, Turkey, page 14:

     One major problem in towns of all sizes is the lack of street signs, but almost every local tourist office can provide you with a map. City tourist offices almost always provide acceptable maps; those for İstanbul and İzmir are as good as any you pay for.

   • 2009, James Bainbridge, Turkey, page 221:

     It may be Turkey’s third-largest city in terms of population, but in the congestion stakes İzmir has to be challenging for top honours.

İzmir

1. Izmir (a province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast)
2. Izmir (a major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna)

From Ottoman Turkish ازمیر (İzmir), from Byzantine Greek Σμύρνη (Smúrnē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈiz.miɾ/

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İzmir

1. Izmir (a province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast)
2. Izmir (a major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna)

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