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Izmir
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İzmir
English
Alternative forms
en İzmir uncommon
Etymology
From en tr İzmir, from en ota ازمیر İzmir. en Smyrna.
Pronunciation
ĭzʹmîr RP, en /ˈɪzmɪə/ (or as in Turkish)
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Izmir.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q344490en province/and/metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in c/Turkey along the Mediterranean coast.
en Q35997en major port city/capital p/Izmir c/Turkey geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.
1954, Amerikan Kız Koleji [aut.] and Margaret W. Meyer [ed.], İzmir: The Gateway to Turkey (Piyasa Matbaası), main title
en 2000 Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls Turkey http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=frmsbho_MOUC&pg=PA14&dq=%2B%C4%B0zmir&hl=en&ei=HxVlTdjvE8W7hAftypHWBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=%20%C4%B0zmir&f=false 14 One major problem in towns of all sizes is the lack of street signs, but almost every local tourist office can provide you with a map. City tourist offices almost always provide acceptable maps; those for İstanbul and İzmir are as good as any you pay for.
en 2009 James Bainbridge Turkey http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Kz5A0r9Mi5UC&pg=PA221&dq=%22%C4%B0zmir%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&ei=k7nQS4ewEITcygSwwPzQCQ&cd=8#v=onepage&q=%22%C4%B0zmir%22&f=false 221 It may be Turkey’s third-largest city in terms of population, but in the congestion stakes İzmir has to be challenging for top honours.
Synonyms
en Smyrna obsolete, prior to the Turkish Postal Service Law of 28 March 1930
Derived terms
Izmirian
Translations
city
Arabic: ar إِزْمِير f
Hijazi Arabic: acw إزمير f ʔizmīr
Armenian: hy Իզմիր, hy Զմյուռնիա
Azerbaijani: az İzmir
Belarusian: be Ізмі́р m, be Ізьмі́р m
Bulgarian: bg Сми́рна f, bg Изми́р m
Catalan: ca Esmirna
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 伊茲密爾 Yīzīmì'ěr
Galician: gl Esmirna
Georgian: ka იზმირი
German: de Izmir n
Greek: el Σμύρνη f
Hebrew: he איזמיר f izmir
Hindi: hi इज़मिर m
Hungarian: hu İzmir
Italian: it Smirne f
Japanese: ja イズミル Izumiru
Korean: ko ^이즈미르
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb ئیزمیر
Northern Kurdish: kmr Îzmîr
Kyrgyz: ky Измир
Ladino: lad Izmir, lad Esmirna
Latin: la Smyrna f
Macedonian: mk Измир m
Persian:
Dari: prs اِزْمِیر
Iranian Persian: fa-ira اِزْمیر
Polish: pl Izmir m
Portuguese: pt Esmirna
Russian: ru Изми́р m
Spanish: es Esmirna
Tajik: tg Измир
Turkish: tr İzmir
Ottoman Turkish: ota ازمیر İzmir
Ukrainian: uk Ізмі́р m, uk Смі́рна f
Urdu: ur اِزْمِیر m
Uyghur: ug ئىزمىر
Further reading
Polish
pl:
thumb|Izmir
Etymology
pl :bor tr:İzmir + 1 Smyrna
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-Izmir.wav
Proper noun
m-in izmirski
pl Izmir Q344490,Q35997
Declension
s
Further reading
pl exonyms