Giresun

Borrowed from Turkish Giresun, from Ottoman Turkish گیره‌سون (Giresun). Doublet of cherry.

Giresun

2. A province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
4. A district of Giresun Province, Turkey.
6. A municipality, the capital of Giresun district and Giresun Province, Turkey.

• resuing, signeur, reusing, Geurins, rugines, insurge, Eur Ings, re-using, Guerins

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گیره‌سون (Giresun), borrowed from Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς (Kerasoûs), from κερασός (kerasós, “cherry”) +‎ -ουντ- (-ount-, “place”). May also derive from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) +‎ -ουντ- (-ount-, “place”), alluding to the horn-shaped peninsula the city lies on, or both.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ɟiˈɾesun/

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Giresun

1. Giresun (a province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast)
2. Giresun (a district of Giresun Province, Turkey)
3. Giresun (a municipality, the capital of Giresun district and Giresun Province, Turkey)

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