Cappadocia

American  

[kap-uh-doh-shuh] / ˌkæp əˈdoʊ ʃə /

noun

1. an ancient country in E Asia Minor: it became a Roman province in a.d.

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Cappadocia British  

/ ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪə /

noun

1. an ancient region of E Asia Minor famous for its horses

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Other Word Forms

• Cappadocian adjective

Example Sentences

In the 4th Century BCE, the passage of Alexander the Great's army contributed to the creation of another Greek-speaking centre, to the South of Pontus, at Cappadocia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

The Turkish Hoteliers Federation told Reuters thousands of rooms had been allocated in resorts such as Antalya, Alanya, Marmaris, Fethiye, Bodrum as well as İzmir and Cappadocia.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023

Gossipy and funny, the letter-writers compete in coming up with recondite or punning names for themselves — Fritz of Cappadocia, Mel Kizzadeck, Onopodius of Nicea, Marshall Law, Calypso, Countess von Klattensmund-Hallensmund.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2018

Private business has become an exotic abstraction, like the province of Cappadocia in the Roman empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2016

These last four places seem to lie on a main road leading from Cappadocia to Marash and the Syrian sites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various