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silifke

/sɪlɪfkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ifke
IPA
/sɪlɪfkeɪ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Mersin Province, Turkey.

name

A district of Mersin Province, Turkey, around the town.

Etymology

From Turkish Silifke and Ottoman Turkish سلفكه (Silifke), from Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia, “Seleucia”), from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in honor of its founder Seleucus I Nicator. Doublet of Seleucia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Silifke, سلفكه, Σελεύκεια, Σέλευκος

Synonyms

Seleucia Seleucia ad Calycadnum Seleucia-on-Calycadnus Seleucia on the Calycadnus Seleucia Trachea Seleucia Tracheotis Seleucia Cilicia Seleucia in Cilicia Seleucia Isauria Seleucia in Isauria

Questions

How do you pronounce silifke?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪlɪfkeɪ/.
What does silifke mean?
A town in Mersin Province, Turkey.
Where does silifke come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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