Maraş

American  

[muh-rahsh] / məˈrɑʃ /

noun

1. a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.

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Maraş British  

/ mæˈræʃ /

noun

1. a town in S Turkey: noted formerly for the manufacture of weapons but now for carpets and embroidery. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Last week, the couple returned to some of their old haunts in the abandoned quarter of Varosha, or Maraş in Turkish, for the first time in 46 years.

From The Guardian

Meatballs charred on the grill come in pita sandwiches with plenty of yogurt, crushed red pepper from Urfa or Maraş, and the deep-crimson spice sumac, which contributes an additional tart note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matur was born in 1968, in the ancient Hittite city of Maraş, in Turkey’s south-eastern corner, Iraq to the south, Iran to the east.

From The Guardian