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giresun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
gire-sun
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.

name

A district of Giresun Province, Turkey.

name

A municipality, the capital of Giresun district and Giresun Province, Turkey.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Giresun, from Ottoman Turkish گیرهسون (Giresun). Doublet of cherry.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: گیرهسون

Questions

What does giresun mean?
A province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
Where does giresun come from?
Borrowed from Turkish Giresun, from Ottoman Turkish گیرهسون (Giresun). Doublet of cherry.

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