Sanliurfa

English

Etymology

From Turkish Şanlıurfa, from şanlı (“glorious”) + Urfa in reference to its resistance to French and British invasions during the First World War.

Proper noun

Sanliurfa

  1. Synonym of Urfa, a city in southeastern Turkey.
  2. A province of Turkey around Urfa.
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