No. 2,827 in Turkish
devri
"Devri" means "period" or "era" in English.
In a sentence
Bu topraklar Osmanlı devrinde huzurluydu.
These lands were peaceful during the Ottoman era.
The word "devrinde" translates to "in the era of" and refers to a specific time period in history.
Zaman devrimizde teknoloji hızla gelişiyor.
In our era, technology is rapidly advancing.
"Devrimizde" means "in our time," referring to the current time period or age.
Eski felsefe kitapları bilim devriyle ilgili tartışmalar içeriyor.
Old philosophy books contain discussions about the age of science.
Here, "bilim devriyle" translates to "with the age of science" and denotes a time characterized by scientific progression.
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