Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Turkey north of Aleppo, Syria. An ancient Hittite center, it was strategically important during the Crusades. The surrounding area is known for its textiles and pistachio nuts.
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- proper noun A city in
Turkey
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Examples
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The nearest city for train connections is Gaziantep, which is an access point to western and northern Turkey.
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I've been in Turkey for the last few days, spending time between Istanbul, Ankara and Gaziantep, which is Turkey's sixth largest city, located in the south-east of the country.
Spirit21 2008
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I've been in Turkey for the last few days, spending time between Istanbul, Ankara and Gaziantep, which is Turkey's sixth largest city, located in the south-east of the country.
Spirit21 2008
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This has lifted dusty, two-bit towns, such as Gaziantep, onto the world's economic map, as local entrepreneurs discover the European market.
Progress Put On Hold 2008
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Freddy Adu 90 goal in Rizespor's 1-0 win over Gaziantep
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In northern Syria, Aleppo -- Syria's second-largest city -- has been connected to Turkey's southeastern Gaziantep province through new border, rail and road connections, leading to an economic boom, with Turkish tourists and trade pouring in.
Joshua W. Walker: Syria: Turkey's Litmus Test in the New Middle East Joshua W. Walker 2011
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GAZİANTEP - After collecting historical artifacts in her home, housewife Füsun İşsever has bought a historical Gaziantep house, restored it and turned it into a museum.
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İşsever lives in the southeastern city of Gaziantep.
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The Gaziantep police declined to comment on operations, which come two weeks after police in a western Turkish city arrested seven other al Qaeda suspects.
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The liaison with the “border crossers” in the eastern city of Gaziantep was a woman known as the Night Seamstress.
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