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anatolia

/ˌænəˈtoʊli.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
ana-to-lia
IPA
/ˌænəˈtoʊli.ə/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

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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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *telh₂-, Anatolia, ἀνατολή

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌænəˈtoʊli.ə/
  • British English: /ˌænəˈtəʊli.ə/

Inflected Forms

Anatolias (plural) Natolia (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Anatolian

Phrases

Central Anatolia

Synonyms

Asia Minor Lesser Asia Turkey Türkiye Turkiye

Rhymes With

mongolia magnolia melancholia pareidolia aetolia

Questions

How do you pronounce anatolia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænəˈtoʊli.ə/.
What does anatolia mean?
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.
Where does anatolia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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