سانتورین

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Greek Σαντορίνη (Santoríni), from Medieval Latin Santa Irini (“Saint Irene”), from St Irene as the patron of the parish church at Perissa under the Latin Empire.

Proper noun

سانتورین • (Santorin)

  1. Santorini (an island in the Cyclades, Greece)

References

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Santorin”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 659
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