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Adana

Adana proper noun: a province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.

Proper noun

Adana

  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.
  2. A city, the capital of Adana Province, Turkey.
    Synonyms:
    Antioch

Adana meaning in Arabic and Persian

Adana in Arabic

city
أَضَنَة ʔaḍana, أَذَنَة ʔaḏana, أَطَنَة ʔaṭana

Adana in Persian

city
آدانا âdânâ

Synonyms of Adana

Origin of Adana

Borrowed from Turkish Adana, from Ottoman Turkish آطنه (Adana), from Ancient Greek Ἄδανα (Ádana).

Questions about Adana

What does Adana mean?
Adana means a province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.
What is Adana in Arabic?
Adana in Arabic is أَضَنَة (ʔaḍana), أَذَنَة (ʔaḏana), أَطَنَة (ʔaṭana). See Adana meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Adana?
Adana is a proper noun.

Words near Adana in the dictionary

  1. Adamson
  2. Adamsons
  3. Adamstown
  4. Adamstown Heights
  5. Adamsville
  6. Adana
  7. adanal
  8. adance
  9. Adang
  10. Adangbe
  11. adangle

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