Anatolian

American  

[an-uh-toh-lee-uhn] / ˌæn əˈtoʊ li ən /

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of Anatolian

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

Example Sentences

"Excitingly, the region between the North Aegean and the Anatolian mainland, may still hold valuable clues to early occupation despite the challenges posed by active geomorphological processes."

From Science Daily

The city lies just 20km to the north of the North Anatolian Fault Line.

From BBC

“The grizzly in Montana certainly has no cultural experience of the Anatolian shepherd,” he notes, “and perhaps still doesn’t know that a dog that barks doesn’t bite.”

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