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Smyrna

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Smyr·na  (smûrn)
1. A city of northwest Georgia, a residential suburb of Atlanta. Population: 48,600.
2. See Izmir.
Smyrna [ˈsmɜːnə]
n
(Placename) an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major trading centre in the ancient world; a centre of early Christianity Modern name Izmir
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Noun1.Smyrna - a port city in western TurkeySmyrna - a port city in western Turkey        
Izmir
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
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Smyrna [ˈsmɜːnə] N → Esmirna f
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She waters her horses from Meles deep in reeds, and swiftly drives her all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Claros where Apollo, god of the silver bow, sits waiting for the far-shooting goddess who delights in arrows.
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