Türkiye
A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West AsiaA country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia
UK/ˈtɜːkiːˌjeɪ/US/ˈtɝːkiːˌjeɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(neologism, uncommon)A country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), from earliUnadapted borrowing from Turkish Türkiye, from Ottoman Turkish تركیه (türkiye), from earlier Ottoman Turkish تركیا (türkiya), from Latin Turcia, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Τουρκίᾱ (Tourkíā, “Turkey”). Thus a doublet of Turkey.
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