Anatolian

[ an-uh-toh-lee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Anatolia, its inhabitants, or their language.
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Anatolian group or family of languages.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Anatolia.
2. any of various Turkish dialects spoken in Anatolia.
3. a group or family of extinct languages that includes cuneiform Hittite and its nearest congeners, as Lycian, Lydian, and Luwian.
4. a variety of Turkish rug woven in Anatolia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anatolian¹

First recorded in 1580–90; Anatoli(a) + -an

Example Sentences

And the researchers had doubts it would work, because the breeds involved—including Kangal, Boz, and Anatolian shepherds—had “been born and bred for thousands of years to protect livestock and not people,” Young says.

From Science Magazine

He lived on the Anatolian coast — now in Turkey but then a cradle of early Greek civilization — and was said to have acquired his unusual power by abandoning the gods.

From New York Times

The East Anatolian fault system, where the disaster occurred, is near where the Anatolian, Arabian and African tectonic plates come together.

From Seattle Times

Previous work suggests that Anatolians were in Europe at the time that Ötzi was alive.

From Scientific American

This is the highest percentage of Anatolian heritage yet recorded in an ancient European from Ötzi’s time.

From Science Magazine