Anatolia

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See also: Anatólia, Anatòlia, and anatólia

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Etymology

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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.

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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

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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.

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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

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing 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.

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

Proper noun

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Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

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Anatolia f

  1. Anatolia (a peninsula in Western Asia)
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