Alaşehir

proper noun

A city, municipality, and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Alashehir · alternative Alasehir

  1. A city, municipality, and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.

    Synonyms: Philadelphia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city, municipality, and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishآلاشهر“Multicolored or Spotted City”
  2. TurkishAlaşehir
  3. EnglishAlaşehir

From Turkish Alaşehir and Ottoman Turkish آلاشهر (Alaşehir, “Multicolored or Spotted City”).

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Translations

Latin Philadelphia
  • PhiladelphiaTranslations
Turkish Alaşehir, Filadelfiya
  • AlaşehirTranslations
  • FiladelfiyaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Alaşehir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ala%C5%9Fehir

MLA

“Alaşehir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ala%C5%9Fehir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alaşehir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ala%C5%9Fehir.

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