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proper nounA city in Kocaeli Province, Turkey.
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- Ancient GreekΝικομήδης
- Medieval GreekΝικομήδεια
- Turkishİzmit
- Ottoman Turkishازمید
- EnglishIzmit
From Ottoman Turkish ازمید (İzmit) and Turkish İzmit, from Medieval Greek Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia), from Ancient Greek Νικομήδης (Nikomḗdēs) + -ιᾰ (-iă, “-ia: forming place names”). Doublet of Nicomedia.
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Ancient Greek Νικομήδεια
- Νικομήδεια (Nikomḗdeia)Turkish city — see also Nicomedia
Chinese Mandarin 伊茲米特 /伊兹米特
- 伊茲米特 /伊兹米特 (Yīzīmǐtè)Turkish city — see also Nicomedia
Greek Ιζμίτ, Νικομήδεια
- Ιζμίτ (Izmít)Turkish city — see also Nicomedia
- Νικομήδεια (Nikomídeia)Turkish city — see also Nicomedia
Latin Nicomedia
- NicomediaTurkish city — see also Nicomedia
Turkish İzmit
- İzmitTurkish city — see also Nicomedia
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Izmit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmit
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“Izmit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Izmit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izmit.
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