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izmir

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What does izmir mean?

proper noun

  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast.
  2. A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.

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Smyrna, or Giaour Izmir, “Infidel Smyrna,” as the Mussulmans call it, is the main point of commercial contact betwixt Europe and Asia.
Alexander William KinglakeEothen; Or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the EastProject Gutenberg ebook #282