Trabzon

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proper noun

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

Similar
TribisondeTrapezundTrapezusTrebizond
OriginTurkish Trabzon ← Ottoman Turkish طرابزون ← Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς →
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Meanings

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

    Synonyms: Tribisonde, Trapezund, Trapezus

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA port city, the capital of Trabzon Province, Turkey.

Similar
TribisondeTrapezundTrapezus

historical names

Similar
Trebizond

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΤραπεζοῦς
  2. Ottoman Turkishطرابزون
  3. TurkishTrabzon
  4. EnglishTrabzon

Borrowed from Turkish Trabzon, from Ottoman Turkish طرابزون (Tırabızon), ultimately from Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς (Trapezoûs). Doublet of Trapezus and Trebizond.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τραπεζοῦς
  • Τραπεζοῦς (Trapezoûs)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Arabic طَرَابِزُون
  • طَرَابِزُون (ṭarābizūn)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Chinese Mandarin 特拉布宗
  • 特拉布宗 (Tèlābùzōng)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Czech Trabzon, Trapezunt
  • Trabzonport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
  • Trapezuntport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
French Trébizonde
  • Trébizondeport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
German Trapezunt
  • Trapezuntport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Greek Τραπεζούντα
  • Τραπεζούντα (Trapezoúnta)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Italian Trebisonda
  • Trebisondaport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Latin Trapēzūs
  • Trapēzūsport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Persian ترابزون
  • ترابزون (trâbzon)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Portuguese Trebizonda, Trabzon
  • Trebizondaport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
  • Trabzonport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Russian Трабзо́н, Трапезу́нд
  • Трабзо́н (Trabzón)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
  • Трапезу́нд (Trapezúnd)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Spanish Trebisonda
  • Trebisondaport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Turkish Trabzon
  • Trabzonport city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Ukrainian Трабзо́н
  • Трабзо́н (Trabzón)port city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey
Cite this entry
APA

Trabzon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trabzon

MLA

“Trabzon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trabzon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trabzon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trabzon.

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