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cappadocia

/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
cap-pado-cia
IPA
/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.

name

A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century.

Etymology

From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /⁠katpatuka⁠/).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cappadocia, Καππαδοκία, 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣

Derived Forms

Cappadocian

Questions

How do you pronounce cappadocia?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/.
What does cappadocia mean?
A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.
Where does cappadocia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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