No. 861 in Turkish
van
"Van" is the name of a city and a lake in eastern Turkey.
In a sentence
Van, Türkiye'nin en büyük gölüne ev sahipliği yapar.
Van hosts Turkey's largest lake.
Here, 'Van' is a proper noun representing a city in Turkey.
Bu yaz Van kedilerini görmeye gidebiliriz.
This summer, we can go to see the Van cats.
Here, 'Van' is a proper noun used to denote a breed of cats specifically from the Van region.
Tatilde Van'a gitmek istersen bana haber ver.
Let me know if you want to go to Van during the holiday.
Here, 'Van' refers again to the city as a destination of potential travel.
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