Alexandretta

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Etymology

From Latin Alexandretta and Byzantine Greek Ἀλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta), from Alexandria + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -ειᾰ (-eiă, “-ia: forming place names”). Equivalent to Alexandria +‎ -etta. Doublet of Alexandria, Iskenderun, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.

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Alexandretta

  1. (historical) Former name of Iskenderun: a city in southern Turkey.

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