Sanliurfa

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Sanliurfa

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From Turkish Şanlıurfa, from şanlı (“glorious”) + Urfa in reference to its resistance to French and British invasions during the First World War.

proper noun

Synonym of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.
Similar: Urfa
A province of Turkey around Urfa.

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@misc{sanliurfa_2026,
  title = {Sanliurfa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sanliurfa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}