قره بیغا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قره (kara, “black”) + بیغا (biga, “Biga”). Under the Eastern Roman Empire the town was known as Πηγαί (Pēgaí).

Proper noun

قره بیغا • (kara biga)

  1. Karabiga (a town in Biga district, Çanakkale Province, Turkey)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Karabiga

Further reading

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