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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Turkey near the Syrian border. Founded as Edessa in ancient times, it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1637 and renamed Urfa. It is a trade center in a rich agricultural region.
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Examples
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I placed the man in Urfa because I had read a memoir based there.
A Conversation with Rabih Alameddine, author of The Hakawati 2010
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I discovered that Urfa was the birthplace of Abraham, so I began to reread Old Testament stories.
A Conversation with Rabih Alameddine, author of The Hakawati 2010
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There is a legend involving the Image of Edessa, named after the ancient Turkish city of Edessa, which is modern-day Urfa.
The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010
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In 1995, he bought a traditional Ottoman house with a courtyard in Urfa, a city of nearly a half-million people, to use as a base of operations.
Gobekli Tepi Jan 2009
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"Guten Morgen," he says at 5:20 a.m. when his van picks me up at my hotel in Urfa.
Gobekli Tepi Jan 2009
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Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey, Klaus Schmidt has made one of the most startling archaeological discoveries of our time: massive carved stones about 11,000 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery.
Gobekli Tepi Jan 2009
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Ground Urfa or other mild chilies to taste optional
Recipe of the Day: Radish Salad - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Ground Urfa or other mild chilies to taste optional
Recipe of the Day: Radish Salad - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In 1995, he bought a traditional Ottoman house with a courtyard in Urfa, a city of nearly a half-million people, to use as a base of operations.
Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008
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There is a captive population in Urfa-Ceylanpınar.
Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008
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