"Edessa" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɪˈdɛs.ə/
Etymology: From Latin Edessa, from Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Edessa}} Latin Edessa, {{der|en|grc|Ἔδεσσα}} Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Edessa
  1. A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia. Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece Translations (city in Greece): Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Edessa [feminine] (Latin), Воден (Voden) [masculine] (Macedonian), एधेसा (edhesā) (Marathi) Translations (city in Mesopotamia — see also Sanliurfa): Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), اَلرُّهَا (ar-ruhā) [feminine] (Arabic), ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾŌrhāy, Ūrhāy) [Classical-Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), ܐܕܡܐ (ʾAdmē) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), Եդեսիա (Edesia) (Armenian), Էդեսսա (Ēdessa) (Armenian), Edessa [feminine] (Latin), ʾlhʾy (Urhāy) (Middle Persian), Έδεσσα (Édessa) [feminine] (Modern Greek), ادسه (Edesa) (Ottoman Turkish), 𐭀𐭅𐭓𐭇𐭀𐭉 (Urhāy) (Parthian)
    Sense id: en-Edessa-en-name-yNWHIgz4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Classical Syriac translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Middle Persian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Parthian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 4 79 6 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 84 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Classical Syriac translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle Persian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Parthian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'city in Greece': 82 18 Disambiguation of 'city in Mesopotamia — see also Sanliurfa': 65 35
  2. (chiefly historical) Synonym of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, Places in Turkey Synonyms: Urfa [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (ancient Urfa): Antioch, Antioch on the Callirhoe, Urhay, Orhay
    Sense id: en-Edessa-en-name-Kzf6pXWT Disambiguation of 'ancient Urfa': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Edessene, Edessan
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