Ankara

Meanings

1. The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.
2. The Turkish government.
3. A province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city.
4. A small river in Ankara Province, Turkey near the city, a tributary of the Sakarya.

1. A West African fabric.

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara and Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿 (Ankuwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor.