Trab·zon (tr b-z n , träb-zôn) or Treb·i·zond (tr b -znd ) A city of northeast Turkey on the Black Sea. Founded by Greek colonists in the eighth century b.c., the city was part of the Roman, Byzantine, Trebizond, and Ottoman empires. Population: 214,000. |
Trabzon [ˈtrɑːbzɔːn], Trebizond
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(Placename) a port in NE Turkey, on the Black Sea: founded as a Greek colony in the 8th century bc at the terminus of an important trade route from central Europe to Asia. Pop.: 182 552 (1997)
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