Adrianople

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Edirne: a city in northwestern Turkey.

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪdɹɪəˈnəʊp(ə)l/

Word forms

Adrianople Adrianopolis

Etymology

From Latin Adrianopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis, “city of Hadrian”). Doublet of Adrianopolis and Edirne.

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