Etymology

Malatya

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Today it means: A province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey. Full definition →

Turkish Malatya ← Ottoman Turkish ملاطیه ← Medieval Greek Μελιτηνή
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΜελιτηνή
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromملاطیه
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromMalatya
  4. English todayMalatya

From Turkish Malatya and Ottoman Turkish ملاطیه (Malatya), from Medieval Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ), from Ancient Greek. Doublet of Melitene.

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