Etymology

Mersin

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Today it means: A province and metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish مرسین
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromمرسین“myrtle; Mersin”
  2. English todayMersin

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle; Mersin”).

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