Izmit
See also: İzmit
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ازمید (İzmit) and Turkish İzmit, from Byzantine Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Ancient Greek Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “-ia: forming place names”). Doublet of Nicomedia.
Proper noun
Izmit
Synonyms
- Nicomedia (historical)
Translations
Turkish city — see also Nicomedia