Asia Minor

noun

1. a peninsula in W Asia between the Black and Mediterranean seas, including most of Asiatic Turkey.

Asia Minor

noun

1. See Anatolia
   the historical name for Anatolia

Asia Minor

1. Peninsula in western Asia consisting of the Asian part of Turkey .

Example Sentences

In a second-century text known as the Acts of Paul and Thekla, a Christian author in Asia Minor praised Thekla for rejecting her suitors and avoiding marriage in favor of spreading Christian teachings instead.

From No Straight News

He operated independently in Asia Minor and Greece, preaching his message to non-Jews.

From The Daily Beast

Greek grill masters use ground lamb instead of beef, as do those in the Balkans, Asia Minor, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

From The Daily Beast

The language of a people whose country is a region on the other side of Asia Minor.

From Project Gutenberg

I met them in the provinces of Asia Minor, and you all know the result.

From Project Gutenberg

In Asia Minor there is much reckoning with quite imaginary money of account.

From Project Gutenberg

Numbers of rosy starlings are returning from Asia Minor, where they have reared up their broods.

From Project Gutenberg

That Asia Minor had a share in this is probable, though the question is involved in obscurity.

From Project Gutenberg