Tunceli

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English

Etymology

From Turkish Tunceli.

Proper noun

Tunceli

  1. A city, district, and province of Turkey.

Turkish

 Tunceli on Turkish Wikipedia
Tunceli ili
Tunceli'nin ilçeleri

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تونج ایلی (tunc eli); equivalent to tunç (bronze) +‎ el (nation, people). Before 1935, the city was known as Kalan or Mamekiye, both names of local tribes; while the province was called Dersim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tunˈdʒeli/
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Proper noun

Tunceli

  1. A city and district of Tunceli, Turkey
    Synonyms: Kalan, Mameki (obsolete)
  2. A province of Turkey
    Synonym: Dersim (obsolete)

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