Anatolia

[ an-uh-toh-lee-uh ]

/ ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ə /

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noun

a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with the peninsula of Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia.

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How to use Anatolia in a sentence

These supporting forces even managed to infiltrate Sardis, the satrapal capital of the Persians in Anatolia – and in the ensuing clash, the city was devastated by fire.
Battle of Marathon: The Decisive Clash That Saved Ancient Greece|Dattatreya Mandal|September 11, 2022|Realm of History
Instead of relying on stores or food trucked hundreds of miles from Anatolia, they have been growing their own food right in the city center, alongside and among the ancient city’s Byzantine-era walls.
5 Cities: Will Their Green Gamble Pay Off?|Kate Bartlett|August 3, 2021|Ozy
Fatma Toru, a member of the AKP, was elected mayor in the town of Meram in central Anatolia.
Turkey Faces More Strife After Erdogan’s Election Win|Thomas Seibert|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A good-looking woman, she maintained a no-nonsense approach on her pioneering digs in south-east Anatolia.
The Week in Death: The First Muslim Female Olympian Snubbed Adolf Hitler|The Telegraph|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The 12th book commences with a detailed account of Anatolia, and contains the northern part.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
We dont even care who governs us now, said a Turk of position to the writer (then a prisoner in Turkish hands in Anatolia).
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Zikki Bey warned us that everybody at Psamatia would be sent into Anatolia very shortly.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
The one was established in China, the other in Syria and in Anatolia.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
Of the coast of Anatolia, they possessed the entire circuit from Trebizond to the Syrian gates.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for Anatolia

Anatolia

/ (ˌænəˈtəʊlɪə) /

noun

the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interiorHistorical name: Asia Minor

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