No. 3,861 in Turkish
ada
Island.
In a sentence
Karadeniz'de bir ada ziyaret ettik.
We visited an island in the Black Sea.
In this sentence, 'ada' refers to a landmass surrounded by water, showing its primary use in geographical context as 'island'.
Şehirdeki parkın ortasında bir ada vardı.
There was an island in the middle of the park in the city.
Here, 'ada' is used metaphorically to describe a small isolated area within a park, resembling an island.
Adres tarif ederken mahalledeki bloklara 'ada' diyoruz.
When giving directions, we call the blocks in the neighborhood 'ada'.
In this usage, 'ada' refers to blocks in a neighborhood, showing its context-specific meaning in urban terminology.
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