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English
Etymology
From Latin Melitene, from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ). Doublet of Malatya.
Proper noun
Melitene
- (historical) Former name of Malatya, a city in Turkey.
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Melitēnē f sg (genitive Melitēnēs); first declension
- A city in the eastern part of Cappadocia, now Malatya
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
References
- Melitene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Melitene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly