Çanakkale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Çanakkale, from Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه‎ (Çanak Kal'e, literally “fortress of çanak”), so named from the great manufacture of coarse earthenware carried on in and around the town.

Proper noun

Çanakkale

  1. A city and province of Turkey

Translations

Turkish

Çanakkale ili
Çanakkale'nin ilçeleri

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه‎ (Çanak Kal'e), equivalent to çanak +‎ kale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃɑ.nɑkˈkɑ.le/
  • Hyphenation: Ça‧nak‧ka‧le

Proper noun

Çanakkale

  1. A city in Çanakkale, Turkey, along the Dardanelles
  2. A province and district of Turkey

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Çanakkale

See also

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