izmir
/ˈɪzmɪə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A province and metropolitan municipality in western Anatolia in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast.
Example Sentences
- "1954, Amerikan Kız Koleji [aut.] and Margaret W. Meyer [ed.], İzmir: The Gateway to Turkey (Piyasa Matbaası), main title"
- "One major problem in towns of all sizes is the lack of street signs, but almost every local tourist office can provide you with a map. City tourist offices almost always provide acceptable maps; those for İstanbul and İzmir are as good as any you pay for."
- "It may be Turkey’s third-largest city in terms of population, but in the congestion stakes İzmir has to be challenging for top honours."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɪzmɪə/