Ankara

[ ang-ker-uh, ahng- ]
/ ˈæŋ kər ə, ˈɑŋ- /

noun

a city in and the capital of Turkey, in the central part.

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Also called Angora. Ancient An·cy·ra.

Definition for ankara (2 of 2)

Turkey
[ tur-kee ]
/ ˈtɜr ki /

noun

a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital: Ankara.
Compare Ottoman Empire.

OTHER WORDS FROM Turkey

pro-Tur·key, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ankara (1 of 3)

Ankara
/ (ˈæŋkərə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for ankara (2 of 3)

turkey
/ (ˈtɜːkɪ) /

noun plural -keys or -key

Word Origin for turkey

C16: shortened from Turkey cock (hen), used at first to designate the African guinea fowl (apparently because the bird was brought through Turkish territory), later applied by mistake to the American bird

British Dictionary definitions for ankara (3 of 3)

Turkey
/ (ˈtɜːkɪ) /

noun

a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Official languages: Turkish; Kurdish and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for ankara (1 of 2)

Ankara
[ (ang-kuhr-uh) ]

Capital of Turkey, located in west-central Turkey; the country's administrative, commercial, and cultural center.

notes for Ankara

Formerly known as Angora; home of Angora goats, famous for their fine wool.

Cultural definitions for ankara (2 of 2)

Turkey

Republic straddling southeastern Europe and the Middle East, bordered by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia and Armenia to the northeast, Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea to the southwest, and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Ninety-seven percent of the country is in Asia. Ankara is its capital, but Istanbul is its largest city and former imperial capital.

notes for Turkey

The Ottoman Empire emerged in Anatolia (the western portion of Asian Turkey) during the thirteenth century and survived until 1918. At its height, during the sixteenth century, the empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to western Algeria and included all of southeastern Europe.

notes for Turkey

The declining Ottoman Empire allied with Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria in World War I and suffered disintegration and Greek occupation at the end of the war.

notes for Turkey

After the rise of a nationalist movement led by Kemal Ataturk, the Republic of Turkey was established in 1923.

notes for Turkey

In 1871, the archaeologist and scholar Heinrich Schliemann discovered the site of ancient Troy on the west coast of Asian Turkey.

notes for Turkey

The country's relations with Greece have been characterized by tension and conflict for centuries.

notes for Turkey

Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952.

notes for Turkey

Parts of the country were devastated by an earthquake in 2000.

notes for Turkey

Turkey has long resisted separatist demands from militant Kurds in the eastern part of the country.
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Idioms and Phrases with ankara

turkey

see cold turkey; talk turkey.

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