No. 2,165 in Turkish
kilis
Kilis: A city in southern Turkey near the Syrian border.
In a sentence
Kilis güzel bir şehirdir.
Kilis is a beautiful city.
In this sentence, 'Kilis' refers to the proper noun, which is the name of a city in Turkey.
Eski kilis çanları hala çalıyor.
The old church bells are still ringing.
Here, 'kilis' is used as a root related to 'church', reflecting a connection to Christian places of worship.
Bu yerde, kilis duvarları taşlarla örülmüştü.
At this place, the church walls were built with stones.
In this usage, 'kilis' modifies 'duvarları', indicating the walls belonging to a church structure.
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