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Ancyra

Ancyra proper noun: the capital city of Galatia.

Proper noun

Ancyra

  1. (historical) The capital city of Galatia.

Origin of Ancyra

Borrowed from Latin Ancȳra.

Words formed from Ancyra

  • Ancyraean

Questions about Ancyra

What does Ancyra mean?
Ancyra means the capital city of Galatia.
What part of speech is Ancyra?
Ancyra is a proper noun.

Words near Ancyra in the dictionary

  1. ancylostomiases
  2. ancylostomiasis
  3. ancylostomid
  4. ancylostomids
  5. ancymidol
  6. Ancyra
  7. ancyrocephalid
  8. ancyrocephalids
  9. ancyroid
  10. Ancón
  11. and

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