Rum

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Rum

Where it comes from

From Ottoman Turkish روم (Rum, “Rome; Byzantine Empire; central Anatolia”), from Seljuk Old Anatolian Turkish and Arabic رُوم (rūm, “Rome; Byzantine Empire”), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭫𐭥𐭬 (Hrom), from Medieval Greek Ῥωμανία (Rhōmanía, “Byzantine Empire”), from Latin Romani (“Romans”), from Roma (“Rome”).

proper noun

archaic synonym of Uturuki: Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)
Similar: Uturuki
archaic, historical Ottoman Empire (a former polity in Europe, Asia and Africa)

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"Rum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/rum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Rum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/rum

Chicago

"Rum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/rum.

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@misc{rum_2026,
  title = {Rum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/rum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}