Adrianople

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Adrianople

  • /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈnəʊp(ə)l/ UK

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

proper noun Adrianopolis

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

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name ancient & medieval Edirne — see also Edirne

PortuguêsAdrianópolis
FrançaisAndrinople
ΕλληνικάΑνδριανούπολη Andrianoúpoli
РусскийАдриано́поль Adrianópolʹ

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@misc{adrianople_2026,
  title = {Adrianople},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adrianople},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}