Anatolia

See also: anatólia, Anatólia, and Anatòlia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, sunrise, place from where the sun rises, the east), from ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō, I rise), from ἀνά (aná, up) + τέλλω (téllō, I perform, accomplish, rise), because Anatolia was east of Greece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌænəˈtəʊli.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊliə

Proper noun

Anatolia (plural Anatolias)

  1. A peninsula in Western Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.
    Synonyms: Asia Minor, Lesser Asia, Turkey

Derived terms

Translations

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, sunrise, place from where the sun rises, the east), from ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō, I rise), from ἀνά (aná, up) + τέλλω (téllō, I perform, accomplish, rise), because Anatolia was east of Greece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.na.to.ˈli.a/

Proper noun

Anatolia

  1. A peninsula in Western Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.
    Synonym: Asia Kecil

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Anatolia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, sunrise, place from where the sun rises, the east), from ἀνατέλλω (anatéllō, I rise), from ἀνά (aná, up) + τέλλω (téllō, I perform, accomplish, rise), because Anatolia was east of Greece.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.naˈtɔ.lja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlja
  • Syllabification: A‧na‧to‧lia

Proper noun

Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • Anatolijczyk
  • Anatolijka

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anaˈtolja/ [a.naˈt̪o.lja]
  • Rhymes: -olja
  • Syllabification: A‧na‧to‧lia

Proper noun

Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia (a peninsula in Western Asia)
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