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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish غلطه, either borrowed from Greek Γαλατία (Galatía, “Galatia”) from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς (Galátās, “Galatian”) or from Greek γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman”).
Noun
Galata (definite accusative Galata'yı, plural Galatalar)
- former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul
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