antalya
/ˌɑntəlˈjɑ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.58 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast.
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish Antalya, from Ottoman Turkish آنطالیه (Antalya), from Ancient Greek Ἀττάλεια (Attáleia). Doublet of Attalia and Adalia.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: آنطالیه, Ἀττάλεια
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑntəlˈjɑ/
- British English: /anˈtal.jə/