Samsun

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proper noun

A province and metropolitan municipality in northern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.

OriginTurkish Samsun ← Ottoman Turkish صامسون →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in northern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
  2. A city, the capital of Samsun Province, Turkey.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishصامسون
  2. TurkishSamsun
  3. EnglishSamsun

From Turkish Samsun, from Ottoman Turkish صامسون (Samsun).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀμισός
  • Ἀμισός (Amisós)city
Chinese Mandarin 薩姆松 /萨姆松
  • 薩姆松 /萨姆松 (Sàmǔsōng)city
Greek Σαμψούντα
  • Σαμψούντα (Sampsoúnta)city
Hebrew סמסון
  • סמסון (samsun)city
Japanese サムスン
  • サムスン (samusun)city
Latin Amisus
  • Amisuscity
Russian Самсу́н
  • Самсу́н (Samsún)city
Turkish Samsun
  • Samsuncity
Ukrainian Самсу́н
  • Самсу́н (Samsún)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Samsun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsun

MLA

“Samsun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Samsun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Samsun.

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