Cappadocia
Meanings
name
- A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.
- A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).
Derived words
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