Güzelhisar

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كوزل حصار (güzel hisar). By surface analysis, güzel (“nice, beautiful”) +‎ hisar (“castle, fortress, stronghold”).

Proper noun

Güzelhisar

  1. Güzelhisar (a neighbourhood in Akyurt district, Ankara Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: Kızılhisar (historical)
  2. Güzelhisar (a neighbourhood in Köprüköy district, Erzurum Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: Avnik (historical)
  3. (now historical) synonym of Aydın (“a city and province of Turkey”)
  4. (now historical) synonym of Menemen (“a town and district of Turkey”)

Derived terms

  • Güzelhisarlı

Further reading

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