Turkeye

Attested as Turkeije in 1678. Derived from Turkije (“Turkey”). Potentially named after a Spanish fortress predominantly manned by Muslim soldiers. Alternatively, the name may have been given as an insult by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages.

See also Zealandic Turkieje.

• IPA^(key): /tʏrˈkɛi̯.(j)ə/
• Hyphenation: Tur‧keye
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ə
• Homophone: Turkije

Turkeye n

1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “turkeye”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

 

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Wikipedia ^wa

• IPA^(key): /tyʀ.kɛj/

Turkeye

1. Turkey (a country located in eastern Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)