Meanings
proper noun
- A province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Turkey, with coasts on both the Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara.
- A city, the capital of Balıkesir Province, Turkey.
Synonyms: Hadrianotherae, Hadrianoutherai
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of Balıkesir Province, Turkey.
Similar
HadrianotheraeHadrianoutherai
Origin
- TurkishBalıkesir
- EnglishBalıkesir
Unadapted borrowing from Turkish Balıkesir.
More words from Turkish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούθηραι, Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι
- Ἁδριανούθηραι (Hadrianoúthērai)Translations
- Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι (Hadrianoû Thêrai)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 巴勒克埃西爾 /巴勒克埃西尔
- 巴勒克埃西爾 /巴勒克埃西尔 (Bālèkè'āixī'ěr)Translations
Latin Hadrianotherae, Hadrianutherae
- HadrianotheraeTranslations
- HadrianutheraeTranslations
- HadrianoutheraiTranslations
Turkish Balıkesir
- BalıkesirTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
Balıkesir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bal%C4%B1kesir
MLA
“Balıkesir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bal%C4%B1kesir. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balıkesir,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bal%C4%B1kesir.
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