Selçuk

proper noun

A town, municipality, and district of İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Selcuk

  1. A town, municipality, and district of İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

    Synonyms: Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk, Ephesus

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town, municipality, and district of İzmir Province, Turkey, near the ruins of ancient Ephesus.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishسلچوق“Seljuk”
  2. TurkishSelçuk
  3. EnglishSelçuk

Borrowed from Turkish Selçuk, from Ottoman Turkish سلچوق (Selçuk, “Seljuk”). See Seljuk.

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Translations

Greek Σελτσούκ
  • Σελτσούκ (Seltsoúk)town in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk
Hindi सेलचुक
  • सेलचुक (selcuk)town in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk
Polish Selçuk
  • Selçuktown in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk
Russian Сельчук
  • Сельчук (Selʹčuk)town in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk
Turkish Selçuk
  • Selçuktown in Turkey — see also Ephesus, Agios Theologos, Ayasoluk
Cite this entry
APA

Selçuk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sel%C3%A7uk

MLA

“Selçuk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sel%C3%A7uk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Selçuk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sel%C3%A7uk.

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