Meanings
- A port city in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey.
Synonyms: Alexandretta
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA port city in Hatay Province, southeastern Turkey.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλεξάνδρεια“Alexandria”
- Arabicالْإِسْكَنْدَرُون
- Ottoman Turkishإسكندرون
- Turkishİskenderun
- EnglishIskenderun
From Turkish İskenderun and Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderun), from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in reference to Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.
More words from Turkish, Ottoman Turkish, Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الإِسْكَنْدَرُون
- الإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn)city in Turkey — see also Alexandretta
Russian Искендеру́н
- Искендеру́н (Iskenderún)city in Turkey — see also Alexandretta
Turkish İskenderun
- İskenderuncity in Turkey — see also Alexandretta
Cite this entry
Iskenderun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iskenderun
“Iskenderun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iskenderun. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iskenderun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iskenderun.
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