Cappadocia (disambiguation) — Cappadocia was an area of Asia Minor in modern Turkey.Cappadocia can also refer to: *Cappadocia (satrapy), a province of the Achaemenid Empire *Cappadocia (Italy), a commune in Italyee also*Cappadocian (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Cappadocia — ancient name for the region roughly corresponding to modern Turkey, from Gk. Kappadokía, perhaps ultimately from Pers. Hvaspadakhim land of fine horses. In ancient Athens, Cappadocians were notorious as knaves and cowards … Etymology dictionary
Cappadocia — ] It was not until Rome had deposed the Pontic and Armenian kings that the rule of Ariobarzanes was established (63 BC). In the civil wars Cappadocia was now for Pompey, now for Caesar, now for Antony, now against him. The Ariobarzanes dynasty… … Wikipedia
Cappadocia — Cappadocian, adj., n. /kap euh doh sheuh/, n. an ancient country in E Asia Minor: it became a Roman province in A.D. 17. * * * Ancient district, eastern Anatolia. It is a mountainous area located in modern day Turkey; its earliest records date… … Universalium
turkey — /terr kee/, n., pl. turkeys, (esp. collectively) turkey. 1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, esp. Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish brown, and yellowish brown plumage of a metallic luster… … Universalium
Turkey — /terr kee/, n. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 63,528,225; 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km). (286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe). Cap.: Ankara. Cf. Ottoman Empire. * * * Turkey Introduction… … Universalium
Cappadocia — geographical name ancient district E Asia Minor chiefly in valley of the upper Kızıl Irmak in modern Turkey capital Caesarea Mazaca • Cappadocian adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cappadocia — noun [kæpəˈdoʊʃə/ An ancient region in the center of Asia Minor, in present day Turkey … Wiktionary
Cappadocia — geg Cap•pa•do•cia [[t]ˌkæp əˈdoʊ ʃə[/t]] n. anh geg an ancient country in E Asia Minor, a Roman province in a.d. 17, now a part of N central Turkey … From formal English to slang
Cappadocia — /kæpəˈdoʊʃə/ (say kapuh dohshuh) noun the historical name of a region in central Turkey; an ancient country in eastern Asia Minor; later a Roman province …