Galatasaray

English translation: Galatasaray

11:34 Feb 27, 2002

Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]

Turkish term or phrase: Galatasaray

football team from Istambul; what does the name mean?

Maria

English translation:Galatasaray

Explanation:
"In Turkish, 'SARAY' means castle [or 'palace'], and 'GALATA' comes from Galates who were Gallic hirelings in the pay of the Byzantines" (see link below)

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Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 15:25

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Galatasaray

Antoinette Verburg

5 +2

It is the name of a district/town in the City of Istanbul

MURAT TUKEL

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18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Galatasaray

Explanation:
"In Turkish, 'SARAY' means castle [or 'palace'], and 'GALATA' comes from Galates who were Gallic hirelings in the pay of the Byzantines" (see link below)

Good luck!

Reference: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/gontier.michel/agalata.htm

Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 36

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

It is the name of a district/town in the City of Istanbul

Explanation:
The previous translation is correct for direct translation of the name, however I would like to point out that GALATASARAY is also a name of the district/town in the greater City of Istanbul where team was born in early 1900. The team was named after the towns/district where they play their soccer/football games.
Check their official web page: www.cimbom.org/football/

Reference: http://www.cimbom.org/football/

MURAT TUKEL
United States
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in pair: 87

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