Uskudar

English

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Etymology

From Turkish Üsküdar, from Ottoman Turkish اوسكدار (üsküdar). Doublet of Scutari.

Proper noun

Uskudar

  1. A quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, formerly known as Scutari.
    • 2000 October 8, Douglas Frantz, “Two Continents, Three Days”, in The New York Times:
      Uskudar is the largest of Istanbul's Asian quarters. Situated on the lower end of the Bosporus, its maze of narrow streets and old wooden houses retain an Oriental flair.

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