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Cappadocia

American  
[kap-uh-doh-shuh] / ˌkæp əˈdoʊ ʃə /

noun

  1. an ancient country in E Asia Minor: it became a Roman province in a.d.


Cappadocia British  
/ ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient region of E Asia Minor famous for its horses

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  • Cappadocian adjective

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In the 4th Century BCE, the passage of Alexander the Great's army contributed to the creation of another Greek-speaking centre, to the South of Pontus, at Cappadocia.

From Science Daily

As the sun rose over the Cappadocia region, it revealed other balloons floating in the sky and some chimney-like rock formations on the ground below — a transcendent experience that her 9-year-old likened to a dream.

From New York Times

Adam was reportedly abandoned at the airport while Bishop and Miller spent more than a week visiting spots in Cappadocia and Istanbul.

From Fox News

In Cappadocia, a landscape of stupendous conical rock formations, Deniz Turgut, 37, part-owner of Butterfly Balloons, has found herself staring at continuing expenses and vanishing revenue.

From New York Times

Cappadocia is one of the safest, and most fascinating parts of Turkey.

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