Anatolia
UK/ˌænəˈtəʊli.ə//ˌænəˈtoʊli.ə/
Anatolia proper noun: a peninsula in West 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.
Proper noun
Anatolia (plural Anatolias)
- A peninsula in West 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.
- Holonyms: Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye < West Asia < Asia < Earth
- Meronym: Central Anatolia
- Synonyms:
- Asia Minor, Lesser Asia, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye
Anatolia meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Anatolia in Hindi
- peninsula of West Asia
- अनातोलिया anātoliyā, रूम rūm
Anatolia in Marathi
- peninsula of West Asia
- अनाटोलिया anāṭoliyā
Anatolia in Urdu
- peninsula of West Asia
- اَناطولِیَہ anātoliya
Anatolia in Bengali
- peninsula of West Asia
- আনাতোলিয়া anatōliẏa
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- Anatolia in Pashto
- اناټولیا anāṭolyā
- Anatolia in Arabic
- الأَنَاضُول al-ʔanāḍūl, الْأَنَضُول al-ʔanaḍūl
- Anatolia in Malay
- Anatolia
- Anatolia in Indonesian
- Anatolia
- Anatolia in Thai
- อานาโตเลีย aa-naa-dtoo-liia
- Anatolia in Vietnamese
- Tiểu Á
- Anatolia in Myanmar
- အနာတိုလီယား a.natuiliya:
Synonyms of Anatolia
Forms of Anatolia
| plural | Anatolias |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Natolia |
Origin of Anatolia
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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Questions about Anatolia
- What does Anatolia mean?
- Anatolia means a peninsula in West 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.
- What is Anatolia in Hindi?
- Anatolia in Hindi is अनातोलिया (anātoliyā), रूम (rūm). See Anatolia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Anatolia?
- Anatolia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Anatolia?
- Anatolia is pronounced /ˌænəˈtəʊli.ə/ (UK).
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