Kızılhisar

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قزیل حصار (kızıl hisar). By surface analysis, kızıl (red) +‎ hisar (castle, fortress, stronghold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɯ.zɯɫ.hiˈsaɾ/

Proper noun

Kızılhisar

  1. Kızılhisar (a village in Banaz district, Uşak Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: Kızılcahisar (historical)
  2. Kızılhisar (a village in Besni district, Adıyaman Province, Turkey)
  3. Kızılhisar (a neighbourhood in Yenişehir district, Bursa Province, Turkey)
  4. (now historical) synonym of Güzelhisar (a neighbourhood in Akyurt district)
  5. (now historical) synonym of Oğuzeli (a city and district of Turkey)
  6. (now historical) synonym of Serinhisar (a town and district of Turkey)
  7. (now historical) synonym of Torbalı (a town and district of Turkey)

Derived terms

  • Kızılhisarlı

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