Anatolia
English
Alternative forms
- Natolia (obsolete)
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)
- 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
Translations
peninsula of Western Asia
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Asia Minor — see Asia Minor
Polish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.naˈtɔ.lja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Syllabification: A‧na‧to‧lia
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anaˈtolja/ [a.naˈt̪o.lja]
- Rhymes: -olja
- Syllabification: A‧na‧to‧lia
Related terms
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