Galata
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish غلطه, either borrowed from Greek Γαλατία (Galatía, “Galatia”) from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς (Galátās, “Galatian”) or from Greek γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman”).
Noun[edit]
Galata (definite accusative Galata'yı, plural Galatalar)
- former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul
References[edit]
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “غلطه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1348