Alexandretta

/ ˌælɪɡzɑːnˈdrɛtə /

noun

1. the former name of Iskenderun

Example Sentences

In modern times, the most noted were the pigeons of Aleppo, which served as couriers at Alexandretta and Bagdad.

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At the time I speak of, the Turks were not, however, in strong force at or near Alexandretta.

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Some sort of offensive, whether against Gallipoli or Alexandretta or Haifa, had become perhaps a moral necessity.

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Alexeieff suggested our transferring troops from Salonika to Alexandretta.

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Iskanderun (Alexandretta); source of a long inscription cut on both sides of a spheroidal object of unknown origin.

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