Alexandretta
Александретта
Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern TurkeyFormer name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.
Александре́ттаAleksandrétta
A female given name.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
former name of İskenderun:
Origin
From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria +From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -ειᾰ (-eiă, “-ia: forming place names”). Equivalent to Alexandria + -etta. Doublet of Alexandria, Iskenderun, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.
From Alexandra + -etta.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsancient & medieval Iskenderun:AlexandriaScandaroonAlexandria on the Issus