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Edirne in British English
(ɛˈdirnɛ)
noun
a city in NW Turkey: a Thracian town, rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian. Pop: 126 000 (2005 est)
Former name: AdrianopleEdirne in American English
(ɛˈdɪrnə)
city in NW European Turkey, near the Greek border, on the site of an ancient Roman city (Adrianopolis) founded by the emperor Hadrian ( a.d. 125?): pop. 87,000
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