Scala Nuova

proper noun

Former name of Kuşadası: a city in Turkey.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Scala Nova

  1. Former name of Kuşadası: a city in Turkey.

Origin

Borrowed from the Italian name given to it by Genoese and Venetian traders in the Middle Ages, literally “new port” (equivalent to modern Italian scalo nuovo).

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APA

Scala Nuova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scala%20Nuova

MLA

“Scala Nuova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scala%20Nuova. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scala Nuova,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scala%20Nuova.

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