Anatolia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌænəˈtəʊliÉ™/
• Rhymes: -əʊliÉ™

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolē, "sunrise, place from where the sun rises, the east"), from ἀνατέλλω (anatellō, "I rise"), from ἀνά (ana, "up") + τέλλω (tellō, "I perform, accomplish, rise"), because Anatolia was east of Greece.

Full definition of Anatolia

Proper noun

1. A peninsula of Western Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

Synonyms

• Asia Minor