Edirne

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Edirne

  • /ɛˈdiɹnɛ/

Where it comes from

From Turkish Edirne and Ottoman Turkish ادرنه (Edirne), from Medieval Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis), from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανός (Hadrianós, “Hadrian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Adrianople and Adrianopolis.

proper noun

  1. A province in eastern Thrace, in northwestern Turkey.
  2. A district of Edirne Province, Turkey.
  3. A municipality, the capital of Edirne district and Edirne Province, Turkey.

Similar: Adrianople, Adrianopolis

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proper noun

Similar: Adrianople, Adrianopolis

Translations

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name a city in Eastern Thrace — see also Adrianople

中文埃迪爾內 /埃迪尔内 Āidí'ěrnèi
PortuguêsEdirne
ΕλληνικάΑδριανούπολη Adrianoúpoli
РусскийЭди́рне Edírne
العربيةأَدِرْنَة ʔadirna

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"Edirne." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edirne. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Edirne. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edirne

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@misc{edirne_2026,
  title = {Edirne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edirne},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}