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Silifke.

A town in Mersin Province, Turkey.

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Meaning & usage

name/sɪlɪfkeɪ//silɪfkə/
  1. A town in Mersin Province, Turkey.

  2. A district of Mersin Province, Turkey, around the town.

Where this word comes from

From Turkish Silifke and Ottoman Turkish سلفكه (Silifke), from Byzantine Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia, “Seleucia”), from Ancient Greek Σέλευκος (Séleukos, “Seleucus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in honor of its founder Seleucus I Nicator. Doublet of Seleucia.

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