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William Smith'in Yunan ve Roma Coğrafyası Sözlüğünden İsimler (1854)

Bu kez bir Türk'ün penceresinden.

U V X Z harfleri

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Names from the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1854)

This time from the window of a Turk. 

Letters U & V & X & Z

Tufts original	Meaning	Turkic word	Meaning	Further info
Valdasus	a southern tributary of the Savus, flowing from the mountains of Illyricum, and joining [p. 2.1254]the Savus not far from the town of Basante	su	water
Vanduara	a town of the Damnonii in Britannia Barbara	ara	place between
Vasada, Ousada, Aasada	was a city of ancient Lycaoniaand later of Isauria, Asia Minor (modern Turkey).	ada	a island, on earth a separated place
Udon	a river of Asiatic Sarmatia, which rises in the Caucasus and falls into the Caspian sea between the Rha and the Alonta	don	freeze, to freeze
Vosava	in North Gallia, is placed by the Table on the Roman road along the west bank of the Rhine, and between Bontobrice or Baudobrica	oba	dwelling place, camp
Utidava	a town in Dacia, E. of the Aluta. Identified with the ruins at Kosmin,near the confluence of the Kutschur and the Pruth	oba	dwelling place, camp
UXII -  Οὔξιοι,	were a tribal confederation[1] of non-Iranian semi-nomadic people who lived somewhere in the Zagros Mountains.	okçu	archer	there are Turkic tribe with this name; OKÇI is a name of a hero, too (see Dede Korkut legends)
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Xerogypsus	small river in the SE. of Thrace, which falls into the Propontis, not far from Perinthus. In some maps it is called the Erginus, upon the authority of Mela	su	water
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ZACATAE(Ζακάται)	a people of Asiatic Sarmatia.	tau/tai	mountain	çag: a small road?
ZAGATIS (Ζἀγατις)	a coast river in the E. part of Pontus, discharging itself into the Euxine about 7 stadia to the east of Athenae; probably the same river as the modern Sucha Dere	Old Turkic çaġıla- veya çoġla-	flow (of a river)
Zalecus (Ζάληκος)	a small river on the coast of Paphlagonia, discharging itself into the Euxine at a distance of 210 stadia west of the Halys	çalık	„colored“	<Çal-: boya vurmak (to dye)
ZARATAE or ZARETAEΖαράται,	a people of Scythia on the Imaus.	tau/tai	mountain
ZARGIDAVAΖαργίδαυα	a town of Moesia Inferior, on the Danube.	oba	dwelling place, camp
ZIGAE	a people of Sarmatia, on the Tanais	çığan/çığay	poor	cigány tzigane Byzantine τσιγγάνος  zigano/zingaro  Zigeuner, Cigäwnär țigan Cygan  Cikán  цыган Jiddisch ציגײַנער, all from the Turkic word
Zorlanae	a place in Thrace, on the road from Siracellae to Aenus.	çor: evil spirit	çorla-: to burn feathers
Zurobara	a town of Dacia, situated where the Marosch falls into the Theiss.	ara	place between
Zusidava	a town of Dacia, probably on the site of the ruins called Tschetatie de Pömunt, below Burlau	oba	dwelling place, camp

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