Anatolia

An·a·to·li·a

A0283400 (ăn′ə-tō′lē-ə, -tōl′yə) The Asian part of Turkey. It is usually considered synonymous with Asia Minor.

Anatolia

(ˌænəˈtəʊlɪə) n (Placename) the Asian part of Turkey, occupying the peninsula between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: consists of a plateau, largely mountainous, with salt lakes in the interior. Historical name: Asia Minor

An•a•to•li•a

(ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ə)

n. a vast plateau between the Black and the Mediterranean seas: in ancient usage, synonymous with Asia Minor; in modern usage, applied to Turkey in Asia. Compare Asia Minor.

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Anatolia - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of TurkeyAsia MinorBattle of Granicus River, Granicus - the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)battle of Ipsus, Ipsus - a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetriusbattle of Issus, Issus - a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius IIIBithynia - an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BCCappadocia - an ancient country is eastern Asia MinorGalatia - an ancient country in central Asia MinorPhrygia - an ancient country in western and central Asia MinorPontus - an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman EmpireAeolia, Aeolis - an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BCLycia - an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia MinorLydia - an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BCEphesus - an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early ChristianityIlion, Ilium, Troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan WarRepublic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923Ionia - region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient GreeksAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizationsmalik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"

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Ανατολία