Sivas

[ see-vahs ]

noun

1. a city in central Turkey.

Sivas

/ ˈsivɑs /

noun

1. a city in central Turkey, at an altitude of 1347 m (4420 ft): one of the chief cities in Asia Minor in ancient times; scene of the national congress (1919) leading to the revolution that established modern Turkey. Pop: 266 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

After a time I found the performances rather wearisome, and not nearly so varied and interesting as the “siva-sivas” in Samoa.

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A couple of days later the news would have spread to Konia, Angora, and Sivas.

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Plans were being made for the installation of an electric-light plant at Sivas, but the undertaking has been stopped by the war.

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Below Sivas it flows south to the latitude of Kaisarieh, and then curves gradually round to the north.

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With 758 the exception of Sivas, no town of importance lies in the valley of the Kizil Irmak throughout its course of over 600 m.

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