Meanings
proper noun
- A port city in Muğla Province, in southwestern Turkey.
Synonyms: Halicarnassus
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA port city in Muğla Province, in southwestern Turkey.
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Origin
- LatinPetronium
- Ottoman Turkishبودروم
- TurkishBodrum
- EnglishBodrum
From Turkish Bodrum, from Ottoman Turkish بودروم (Bodrum), from Latin Petronium. Doublet of Petronium.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἁλικαρνασσός
- Ἁλικαρνασσός (Halikarnassós)city
Greek Μπόντρουμ, Αλικαρνασσός
- Μπόντρουμ (Bóntroum)city
- Αλικαρνασσός (Alikarnassós)city
Latin Petronium, Halicarnassus
- Petroniumcity
- Halicarnassuscity
Turkish Bodrum
- Bodrumcity
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APA
Bodrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodrum
MLA
“Bodrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodrum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bodrum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bodrum.
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