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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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It is possible that from Cappadocia, Greek may have also spread northwards towards Pontus.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2024

The Turkish Hoteliers Federation told Reuters thousands of rooms had been allocated in resorts such as Antalya, Alanya, Marmaris, Fethiye, Bodrum as well as İzmir and Cappadocia.

From Reuters Feb. 9, 2023

Gossipy and funny, the letter-writers compete in coming up with recondite or punning names for themselves — Fritz of Cappadocia, Mel Kizzadeck, Onopodius of Nicea, Marshall Law, Calypso, Countess von Klattensmund-Hallensmund.

From Washington Post May 15, 2018

Private business has become an exotic abstraction, like the province of Cappadocia in the Roman empire.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2016

It will be observed that, so far as at present known, they cluster most closely in Commagene, Cappadocia and S. Phrygia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

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