Ankara

From Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره‎ (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”), referring to a bend in the river. Ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, probably of similar meaning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/

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Ankara

1. The capital city of Turkey
2. A province in Turkey
3. A river in Turkey

• Angora (former English spelling)

Ankara (uncountable)

1. A West African fabric.

• Arakan, Kanara, Nakara, Naraka

Ankara

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)

• Ankarioot
• Ankarioties

Ankara

1. Ankara (a city and province of Turkey)

• IPA^(key): [ˈaŋkara]

Ankara f (related adjective ankarský, demonym Ankařan)

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• Ankara in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Ankara

1. Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ka.ʁa/

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Ankara f

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

   Holonym: Turquie

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Ankara n (proper noun, genitive Ankaras or (optionally with an article) Ankara)

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• IPA^(key): /ʔán.kà.rà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔáŋ.kə̀.rə̀]
• Hyphenation: An‧kà‧r̃à

Ankàr̃à f

1. Accra (the capital city of Ghana)

From Turkish Ankara, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

• IPA^(key): /anˈkara/
• Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Ankara

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• “Ankara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ankara f (4 declension)

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Ankara f

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Borrowed from Turkish Ankara, from Ottoman Turkish آنقره‎ (Ankara), from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈka.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Ankara f

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• Ankara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Ankara f

1. Alternative spelling of Ancara

• IPA^(key): /ǎnkara/
• Hyphenation: An‧ka‧ra

Ànkara f (Cyrillic spelling А̀нкара)

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• IPA^(key): [ˈankara]

Ankara f (genitive singular Ankary, declension pattern of žena)

1. Ankara (the capital of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

• “Ankara”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

• Angora

• IPA^(key): /anˈkaɾa/ [ãŋˈka.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: An‧ka‧ra

Ankara ?

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province in Turkey)

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آنقره‎ (Ankara).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑn.kɑ.ɾɑ], [ˈɑŋ.kɑ.ɾɑ]
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): [ˈɑŋ.ɡɑ.ɾɑ]

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Ankara

1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey)
2. Ankara (a province of Turkey)
3. (metonymically, colloquial) the Turkish government.

• Ankaralı

• (provinces of Turkey) Adana, Adıyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydın, Balıkesir, Bartın, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingöl, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Düzce, Edirne, Elâzığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Hakkâri, Hatay, Iğdır, Isparta, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kırıkkale, Kırklareli, Kırşehir, Kilis, Kocaeli, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muğla, Muş, Nevşehir, Niğde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Siirt, Sinop, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Tekirdağ, Tokat, Trabzon, Tunceli, Uşak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak ^{(Category: tr:Provinces of Turkey)}