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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Fatma Toru, a member of the AKP, was elected mayor in the town of Meram in central Anatolia.
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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

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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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