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Samsun

American  
[sahm-soon] / sɑmˈsun /

noun

  1. a city in N Turkey, in Asia.


Samsun British  
/ ˈsɑmsun /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Amisus.  a port in N Turkey, on the Black Sea. Pop: 395 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It did not give an updated position for the vessel, whose location was last listed on November 21 when it was said to be travelling from the Turkish port of Samsun to Russia's Rostov-on-Don.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

They were nowhere near that bad in Turkey but, even then, Page's side were straining to keep their opponents at bay during the first half in Samsun.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2024

Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on whether the ship, the Turkish-flagged TQ Samsun, had left Odesa.

From Reuters Jul. 16, 2023

Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding.

From Washington Post Aug. 13, 2021

They said if this failed they would then go east towards Samsun, a distance of fully 100 miles across rough mountainous country.

From A Kut Prisoner by H. C. W. Bishop

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