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  • Maiandros is neither Turkish nor Greek; it appears to be a very old Anatolian word with an obscure meaning.

    Archive 2006-02-01 AYDIN 2006

  • The word meander derives via Greek from the name of this river in the antiquity, Maiandros.

    Archive 2006-02-01 AYDIN 2006

  • If one could meander (from Maiandros, a wandering river of Phrygia) through both space and time, the dictionary would be an excellent Baedeker, indicating places not to be missed, as well as those better avoided.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4 1984

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