English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Balıkesir, q.v.

Proper noun

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Balıkesir

  1. Alternative form of Balikesir.

Anagrams

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Turkish

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Balıkesir ili
 
Balıkesir'in ilçeleri

Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, perhaps from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, old) + κάστρον (kástron, castle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑ.ɫɯ.ce.siɾ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ba‧lı‧ke‧sir

Proper noun

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Balıkesir

  1. Balıkesir (a city and administrative center of Balıkesir, Turkey)
  2. Balıkesir (a province of Turkey)

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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  NODES
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