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  • proper noun A port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11th century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.

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  • noun a port city in western Turkey

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From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smurna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smurnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύῤῥα (Murrhā, "Smyrna").

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