Akdeniz

Meaning

  1. Mediterranean Sea
  2. A district of Mersin, Turkey

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Hyphenated as
Ak‧de‧niz
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ä́ɡ.d̪e̞.n̪iz̪]
Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آق دكز (Ak Deñiz), equivalent to ak (“west”) + deniz (“sea”).

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Venediklilerin elindeki İstendil  adası   Akdeniz   yolu   üzerinde
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  olup   korsan   yatağı  durumundaydı.

The island of Istendil, which was in the hands of the Venetians, was on the Mediterranean road and was in the form of a pirate bed.

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