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Edirne

American  
[e-deer-ne] / ɛˈdir nɛ /

noun

  1. a city in northwestern Turkey, in the European part.


Edirne British  
/ ɛˈdirnɛ /

noun

  1. Former name: Adrianople.  a city in NW Turkey: a Thracian town, rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian. Pop: 126 000 (2005 est)

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In addition, Bayezid had chosen to live primarily at Edirne, in Thrace.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

On Tuesday, Reuters saw Havva with Mehmet and her two daughters just outside Antakya city centre, boarding a bus that would take them to Edirne free of charge.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

Four survivors recounted the episode in interviews with The New York Times at a Turkish government center for migrants in the provincial city of Edirne.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2022

The governor’s office for Edirne province, near the land border with Greece, said the deceased included a migrant who died in a hospital after being rescued by Turkish authorities.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2022

The route crosses the western mountains at the Dragoman Pass, continues through Sofia, Plovdiv, and down the Maritsa River valley to Edirne and Istanbul in Turkey.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.