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Adrianople

ad·ria·nople

UK/ˌeɪdɹɪəˈnəʊp(ə)l/ uncommon

noun

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a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian

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From Latin Adrianopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἁδριανούπολις (Hadrianoúpolis, “city of Hadrian”). Doublet of Adrianopolis and Edirne.

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