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Smyrna

American  
[smur-nuh] / ˈsmɜr nə /

noun

  1. former name of Izmir.

  2. Gulf of, former name of the Gulf of Izmir.

  3. a city in NW Georgia: suburb of Atlanta.

  4. Classical Mythology. Myrrha.


Smyrna British  
/ ˈsmɜːnə /

noun

  1. Modern name: Izmir.  an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major trading centre in the ancient world; a centre of early Christianity

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The older skaters frequent Sparkles in Smyrna for ’80s funk and its descendants.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

On the day Majesty disappeared, Ms. McCord had a supervised visit with her while the girl’s father, James Williams, was working in the yard of his home in Smyrna.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Grandmother Roberta, along with her daughter Raven and 3-year-old granddaughter Rhea, drove from Smyrna, Ga., to D.C. on Sunday morning to experience the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Unions have struggled for decades to unionize the Smyrna factory, which opened in 1983, and other auto plants in the U.S.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023

In Smyrna, East and West, opera and politakia, violin and zouma, piano and daouli blended as taste-fully as did the rose petals and honey in the local pastries.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides