Ankara
a city in and the capital of Turkey, in the central part.
- Also called Angora.
- Ancient An·cy·ra .
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How to use Ankara in a sentence
For Ankara to allow a suicide bomber through to launch a flagrant attack at this moment also would appear to be odd timing.
In fact, as Ihrig points out, Mussolini called himself “the Mustafa Kemal of a Milanese Ankara” as he began his own power-grab.
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler | William O’Connor | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut there is broad agreement between Washington and Ankara as to how the fight against ISIS should proceed, he said.
Exclusive: Turkey OK’s American Drones to Fight ISIS | Eli Lake, Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnkara sent its warplanes aloft—at last—but not to bomb ISIS.
They see collusion and deception and they say Ankara is determined to subjugate them.
Impotent U.S. Airstrikes, Passive Turks and an ISIS Triumph | Jamie Dettmer | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He intended to do this tomorrow, somewhere between the oasis and Ankara, but the Pasha's son had presented an awkward problem.
Hi Jolly! | James Arthur KjelgaardThe caravan for which Ali was handling camels came to an oasis one day out of Ankara and found another caravan already encamped.
Hi Jolly! | James Arthur KjelgaardBut he felt that he could make it from here to Ankara without difficulty and he'd had more than his fill of the Pasha's son.
Hi Jolly! | James Arthur KjelgaardHe saw a circus in Ankara, a football game in Budapest, a nullgrav wrestling match in Moscow.
Starman's Quest | Robert SilverbergThere were some recent pictures of Khalid, including one taken as he left the plane on his return from Ankara.
The Edge of the Knife | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for Ankara
/ (ˈæŋkərə) /
the capital of Turkey: an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a capital in the 3rd century bc, in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia. Pop: 3 593 000 (2005 est): Ancient name: Ancyra Former name (until 1930): Angora
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Cultural definitions for Ankara
[ (ang-kuhr-uh) ]
Capital of Turkey, located in west-central Turkey; the country's administrative, commercial, and cultural center.
Notes for Ankara
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