Edirne

[e-deer-ne]

noun

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

Edirne

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The car was headed in the direction of Turkey's Edirne province, which borders Greece and Bulgaria, the ministry said.

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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.

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A statement from the governor’s office for the border province of Edirne said seven more bodies were found on Thursday.

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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.

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But spectators headed in droves to Edirne province on the Greek border over the weekend to watch a sport that dates to the 14th century.

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