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Bahrisefit

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بحر سفید (Bahr-i Sefid, literally “white sea”), from Persian. Displaced by the native Turkish calque.

Proper noun

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Bahrisefit

  1. (historical) Former name of Akdeniz (“Mediterranean Sea”).
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