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asia minor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
asi-a mi-nor
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin Asia Minor (“lesser Asia”), distinguishing it from Asia Major (i.e., Asia as a whole).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Anatolia Lesser Asia Turkey Türkiye Turkiye

Questions

What does asia minor mean?
A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.
Where does asia minor come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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