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Van.

Van (a province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈvɑn/
  1. Van (a province and metropolitan municipality in easternmost Turkey, partly surrounding the lake, with a Kurdish majority)

  2. Van (a city, the capital of Van Province, Turkey, on the shore of the lake)

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.