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Afyon

American  
[ah-fyohn] / ɑˈfyoʊn /

noun

  1. a city in W Turkey.


Example Sentences

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Under cover of night, Turkish troops moved not north toward Eski§ehir, as everyone expected, but to the heavily fortified city of Afyon in the south.

From Literature

On television, one such witness, a former editor of the Hurriyet daily, this month recounted a night of tension and turmoil at the Afyon Air Base, where he was serving as a recruit at the time and where the plane carrying Mr. Nursi’s remains is thought to have landed.

From New York Times

The blast happened on Wednesday night at a military storage for hand grenades in Afyon.

From Salon

The blast happened on Wednesday night at a military storage for hand grenades in the western province of Afyon.

From BBC

There were small pro-military protests in the cities of Bursa, Mersin and Afyon on Saturday, involving a couple of hundred people, according to newspaper reports.

From Reuters