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Samsun

American

[sahm-soon] / sɑmˈsun /

noun

a city in N Turkey, in Asia.

Samsun British

/ ˈsɑmsun /

noun

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

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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

Moore is suspended for Monday's game against Turkey in Samsun.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2023

Kilicdaroglu, who has a narrow lead over Erdogan in the polls, was delivering a speech in the Black Sea city of Samsun.

From Reuters • May 12, 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 Bishop, H. C. W.

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