| Noun | 1. | Adrianople - a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadriancity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923 | |