Sivas

[ see-vahs ]
/ siˈvɑs /

noun

a city in central Turkey.

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Definition for sivas (2 of 2)

Siva
[ see-vuh, shee-vuh ]
/ ˈsi və, ˈʃi və /

noun Hinduism.

Shiva.
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British Dictionary definitions for sivas (1 of 2)

Sivas
/ (Turkish ˈsivɑs) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for sivas (2 of 2)

Siva

Shiva

/ (ˈsiːvə, ˈsɪvə) /

noun

Hinduism the destroyer, one of the three chief divinities of the later Hindu pantheon, the other two being Brahma and Vishnu. Siva is also the god presiding over personal destinies

Word Origin for Siva

from Sanskrit Śiva, literally: the auspicious (one)
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