Anatolia

See also: anatólia, Anatólia, and Anatòlia

English

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 of 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 Minor

Translations


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.naˈtɔ.lʲa/
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Proper noun

Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia

Declension

Derived terms

  • Anatolijczyk m
  • Anatolijka f
  • anatolijski (Anatolian, adjective)

Further reading


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anaˈtolja/, [anaˈt̪olja]

Proper noun

Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia (peninsula of Western Asia)
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