Adrianople

English

Alternative forms

Adrianopolis

Etymology

From Latin Adrianopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis, “city of Hadrian”). Doublet of Adrianopolis and Edirne.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪdɹɪəˈnəʊp(ə)l/

Proper noun

Adrianople

(historical) Former name of Edirne, a city in northwestern Turkey.

Derived terms

Adrianople red

Related terms

Adrianopolitan

Translations

ancient & medieval Edirne — see also Edirne

Armenian: Ադրիանապոլիս (Adrianapolis)
Czech: Drinopol m
Danish: Adrianopel
French: Andrinople (fr) f
Greek:
Ancient: Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis)

Modern: Ανδριανούπολη f (Andrianoúpoli)
Hungarian: Drinápoly (hu)
Irish: Cathair Aidriain f
Latin: Hadrianopolis f, Adrianopolis f
Portuguese: Adrianópolis (pt) f
Russian: Адриано́поль (ru) (Adrianópolʹ)

Anagrams

Leopardian

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