Isnik

adjective

Is·​nik

ˈiznik

: relating to, being, or imitating brilliantly colored pottery or tile originally made in Turkey from the 15th to the 17th centuries

Word History

Etymology

from İsnik (now İznik), town in Turkey where it was made

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