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Smyrna.

An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11ᵗʰ century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈzmɪənɑː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsmɜɹnə/General-American

  1. An ancient port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11ᵗʰ century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.

    historical

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  13. A tiny town in York County and Cherokee County, South Carolina.

  14. A sizable town in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

  15. An unincorporated community in Grant County, Washington.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smúrna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smúrnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύρρᾱ (Múrrhā, “Smyrna”). Doublet of Izmir.

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