Çanakkale

proper noun

A province of Turkey, along the Dardanelles.

OriginTurkish Çanakkale ← Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Turkey, along the Dardanelles.
  2. A district of Çanakkale Province, Turkey.
  3. A municipality, the capital city of Çanakkale district and Çanakkale Province, Turkey.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishچناق قلعه
  2. TurkishÇanakkale
  3. EnglishÇanakkale

Borrowed from Turkish Çanakkale, from Ottoman Turkish چناق قلعه (Çanak Kalʼe, literally “Fortress of Pots”), so named from the great manufacture of coarse earthenware carried on in and around the town.

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Translations

Arabic جَانَاكَالِي, جَنَق قَلْعة
  • جَانَاكَالِي (jānākālī)province, district and city of Turkey
  • جَنَق قَلْعة (janaq qalʕa)province, district and city of Turkey
Chinese Mandarin 恰納卡萊 /恰纳卡莱
  • 恰納卡萊 /恰纳卡莱 (Qiànàkǎlái)province, district and city of Turkey
Greek Τσανάκκαλε
  • Τσανάκκαλε (Tsanákkale)province, district and city of Turkey
Japanese チャナッカレ
  • チャナッカレ (Chanakkare)province, district and city of Turkey
Lithuanian Čanakalė
  • Čanakalėprovince, district and city of Turkey
Persian چاناققلعه
  • چاناققلعه (čânâq qal'e)province, district and city of Turkey
Russian Чанаккале́
  • Чанаккале́ (Čanakkalé)province, district and city of Turkey
Turkish Çanakkale
  • Çanakkaleprovince, district and city of Turkey
Ukrainian Чанаккале́
  • Чанаккале́ (Čanakkalé)province, district and city of Turkey
Cite this entry
APA

Çanakkale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%87anakkale

MLA

“Çanakkale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%87anakkale. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Çanakkale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%87anakkale.

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