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Menderes
Menderes (Büyük Menderes Nehri), Turkey Maeander A river called the Big Menderes River from büyük ‘big’ and nehri ‘river’. The Turkish menderes ‘meander’ describes its twisting lower course, the English word ‘meander’ coming from its classical name. Another river, the Küçük Menderes ‘Small Menderes’, was called the Scamander and in ancient times the Xanthus ‘Golden’ or ‘Red‐Yellow (River)’ from the Greek xanthos.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Menderes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Menderes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Menderes.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Menderes." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Menderes.html |
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"Menderes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Menderes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Menderes.html "Menderes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Menderes.html |
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