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trabzon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
tra-b-zon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A port city, the capital of Trabzon Province, Turkey.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Trabzon, from Ottoman Turkish طرابزون (Tırabızon), ultimately from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς (Trapezoûs). Doublet of Trapezus and Trebizond.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: طرابزون

Derived Forms

trabzonite

Frequently Paired Words

Trapezuntine

Synonyms

Trebizond Tribisonde Trapezund Trapezus

Questions

What does trabzon mean?
A province and metropolitan municipality in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
Where does trabzon come from?
Borrowed from Turkish Trabzon, from Ottoman Turkish طرابزون (Tırabızon), ultimately from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς (Trapezoûs). Doublet of Trapezus and Trebizond.

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