"Balikesir" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Balıkesir [alternative]
Etymology: From Turkish Balıkesir, from Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, possibly from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fortress, castle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|Balıkesir}} Turkish Balıkesir, {{der|en|ota|بالیكسر}} Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, {{der|en|gkm|Παλαιόκαστρον}} Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balikesir
  1. A city in Turkey, capital of the surrounding province. Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Places in Turkey, Provincial capitals Translations (Translations): Ἁδριανούθηραι (Hadrianoúthērai) (Ancient Greek), Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι (Hadrianoû Thêrai) (Ancient Greek), 巴勒克埃西爾 /巴勒克埃西尔 (Bālèkè'āixī'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), Hadrianotherae (Latin), Hadrianutherae (Latin), Hadrianoutherai (Latin), بالیكسر (Ottoman Turkish), Balıkesir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Balikesir-en-name-zDqbE1HR Disambiguation of Provincial capitals: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 59 41
  2. A province of Turkey around the city. Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Balikesir-en-name-3myDFO65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hadrianotherae, Hadrianoutherai [historical]

Alternative forms

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