Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: adana
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.

name

A city, the capital of Adana Province, Turkey.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: آطنه, Ἄδανα

Synonyms

Antioch

Questions

What does adana mean?: A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.
Where does adana come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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