English Explanatory Dictionary

Smyrna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11ᵗʰ century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.
  2. A former settlement in Kern County, California.
  3. A town in Kent County and New Castle County, Delaware.
  4. A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Indiana, also called Creswell.
  7. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  8. A small town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  9. An unincorporated community in Otisco Township, Ionia County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
  11. A town and village in Chenango County, New York.
  12. A locality in Carteret County, North Carolina.

Pronunciation

zmîrʹnä /ˈzmɪənɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Smyrna.wav smûrʹnə /ˈsmɜɹnə/

Word forms

Smyrna

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smúrnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύρρᾱ (Múrrhā, “Smyrna”). Doublet of Izmir.

Derived words

Calimyrna Smyrna fig Smyrniot

Translations

Arabic: سْمِيرْنَا Armenian: Զմյուռնիա Old Armenian: Զմիւռնիա Azerbaijani: Smirna Bulgarian: Сми́рна Cherokee: ᏑᎹᏂ Czech: Smyrna Danish: Smyrna Dutch: Smyrna French: Smyrne German: Smyrna Greek: Σμύρνη Greek: Μύρρα Ancient Greek: Σμύρνα Hindi: स्मिर्ना Italian: Smirne Korean: 스미르나 Latin: Zmyrna Latin: Smyrna Norwegian: Smyrna Polish: Smyrna Portuguese: Esmirna Romanian: Smyrna Russian: Сми́рна Spanish: Esmirna Turkish: Smyrna Turkish: Smirna Turkish: İzmir
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