Balikesir

English

Alternative forms

• Balıkesir

Etymology

From Turkish Balıkesir, from Ottoman Turkish بالیكسر, possibly from Byzantine Greek Παλαιόκαστρον (Palaiókastron), from παλαιός (palaiós, “old”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fortress, castle”).

Proper noun

Balikesir

1. A city in Turkey, capital of the surrounding province.
2. A province of Turkey around the city.

Synonyms

• Hadrianotherae, Hadrianoutherai (historical)

Translations

Translations

• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἁδριανούθηραι (Hadrianoúthērai), Ἁδριανοῦ Θῆραι (Hadrianoû Thêrai)

• Latin: Hadrianotherae, Hadrianutherae, Hadrianoutherai
• Ottoman Turkish: بالیكسر
• Turkish: Balıkesir (tr)