URFA

Meaning of URFA in English

Pronunciation: ' u ̇ r-fä

Variant: or ancient Edes · sa \ i- ' de-s ə \

Function: geographical name

city SE Turkey pop 276,528

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

URFA — or ancient Edessa geographical name city SE Turkey population 276,528
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
URFA — /oor fah"/ , n. a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa. …
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URFA — geographical name or ancient Edes·sa i-ˈde-sə city SE Turkey population 276,528
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URFA — г. Урфа
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
URFA — (0) урфа
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URFA — г. Урфа
Англо-Русский географический словарь
EDESSA — geographical name see: Urfa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARRHAE — geographical name ancient city N Mesopotamia SSE of modern Urfa
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EDESSAN — ə̇ˈdes ə n, ēˈ- adjective also edes·sene -ˌsēn Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Edessa, Mesopotamia + English -an or -ene : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EDESSA — — Edessan, Edessene /i des"een/ , adj. /i des"euh/ , n. an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the modern …
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EDESSA — — see Urfa
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CARRHAE — geographical name ancient city N Mesopotamia SSE of modern Urfa
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