English Explanatory Dictionary

Sivas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province in central Turkey.
  2. A district of Sivas Province, Turkey.
  3. A municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey; formerly, Sebastia.
  4. A former eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.
noun
  1. plural of siva

Word forms

Sivas

Etymology

From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβαστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sebastia.

Synonyms

Rum Rûm

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 錫瓦斯 /锡瓦斯 Ancient Greek: Σεβάστεια Latin: Sebastia Marathi: सिव्हास Turkish: Sivas Ottoman Turkish: سیواس
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