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Maeander

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Maeander (mēăn`dər), ancient name of the Büyük Menderes River, c.250 mi (400 km) long, W Turkey. It rises in three branches W of Afyonkarahisar and flows generally W into the Aegean Sea. Its valley is extremely fertile. Its winding and wandering course gave rise to the word meander.

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These held Miletus and the wooded mountain of Phthires, with the water of the river Maeander and the lofty crests of Mt.
 
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