Edessa

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Edessa

/ɪˈdɛs.ə/

Where it comes from

From Latin Edessa, from Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).

proper noun

A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
historical Synonym of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.
Similar: Urfa, Antioch, Antioch on the Callirhoe, Urhay, Orhay

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name city in Greece

日本語	エデッサ edessa

name city in Mesopotamia — see also Sanliurfa

Español	Edesa
Ελληνικά	Έδεσσα Édessa
العربية	اَلرُّهَا ar-ruhā

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@misc{edessa_2026,
  title = {Edessa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edessa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}