Used in a Sentence

smyrna

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for smyrna.

Editorial note

We know nothing about Homer, except that he likely lived around the area of Smyrna and that he may have been blind.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of smyrna gathered in one view.

noun

A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

noun

A town in Kent County and New Castle County, Delaware.

noun

A former settlement in Kern County, California.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for smyrna.

noun

A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

noun

A town in Kent County and New Castle County, Delaware.

noun

A former settlement in Kern County, California.

noun

A sizable town in Rutherford County, Tennessee.

Example sentences

1

We know nothing about Homer, except that he likely lived around the area of Smyrna and that he may have been blind.

2

You got what is called Smyrna type fig - the type that needs pollination by the fig wasp in order to ripen.

3

Too bad I just moved from Smyrna ( I lived on Paces Ferry & Cumberland) or I would use it.

4

I supported two offices in Smyrna and Buckhead for a few years and lived in Gwinnett initially and relocated to buckhead after.

5

You can't produce a Smyrna without fig wasps.

6

New Smyrna Beach, I drove to Daytona to charge.

7

> You can't produce a Smyrna without fig wasps.

8

I lived in Port Orange FL until i was 12, during night launches my dad would take the family to New Smyrna Beach or some where a short drive South where we watched the shuttles come up over the water somehow.

Quote examples

1

[1] (Smyrna is a Turkish city famous by its figs that named an entire category, so lets assume that Turkish figs are "Smyrna" type and not "common" or "San Pedro").

2

Diplomacy was created in 1954, and there the limitations are not really fog of war (you can see all players tokens) but the moves are written down and executed "simultaneous" and in verbatim (so moving an army from Constantinople to Smyrna will fail if all you have in Constantinople is a fleet).

3

Most vividly, it was covered by journalist Ernest Hemingway for the Toronto Star: A Silent, Ghastly Procession Wends Its Way from Thrace (20 Oct 1922) Refugee Procession is Scene of Horror (14 Nov 1922) But he also put his experiences into fiction, especially "On The Quai At Smyrna", describing the tragic murderous evacuation of Greeks from (what is now) Izmir, Turkey.

Proper noun examples

1

Non-fiction: coverage of the Greco-Turkish war (1919-22), especially Refugees From Thrace and On the Quai at Smyrna.

2

Ironic that this fire took place in Smyrna, TN, where Nissan North America manufactures Nissan Leafs.

3

Sadly, though, the Atlanta rollout only goes as far north as Sandy Springs and Smyrna.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use smyrna in a sentence?

We know nothing about Homer, except that he likely lived around the area of Smyrna and that he may have been blind.

What does smyrna mean?

A city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

What part of speech is smyrna?

smyrna is commonly used as noun.