"Sivas" meaning in English

See Sivas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβαστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sebastia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tr|Sivas}} Turkish Sivas, {{bor|en|ota|سیواس|tr=Sivas}} Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), {{der|en|gkm|Σεβάστεια}} Byzantine Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), {{der|en|grc|Σεβαστός}} Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós), {{der|en|la|Augustus}} Latin Augustus, {{doublet|en|Sebastia}} Doublet of Sebastia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sivas
  1. A province in central Turkey. Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Sivas-en-name-vYs3Q2Zd Categories (other): Sivas Province, Turkey
  2. A district of Sivas Province, Turkey. Categories (place): Districts of Sivas Province, Turkey, Places in Sivas Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey Synonyms (former province): Rum, Rûm
    Sense id: en-Sivas-en-name-v4TkNNvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 46 37 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 57 32 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 23 14 4 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 14 2 20 21 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 38 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 4 56 35 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 49 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 11 44 30 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 44 30 13 Disambiguation of 'former province': 17 40 29 15
  3. A municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey. Categories (place): Places in Sivas Province, Turkey, Places in Turkey
    Sense id: en-Sivas-en-name-gyHYX8fE Categories (other): District capitals, Provincial capitals of Turkey, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 23 14 4 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 21 14 2 20 21 19
  4. (historical) A former eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Sivas-en-name-x8VgO5DI Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 16 12 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sebastia [historical] [city, cities, region, location] Translations (Translations): Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia) (Ancient Greek), 錫瓦斯 /锡瓦斯 (Xīwǎsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Sebastia (Latin), सिव्हास (sivhās) (Marathi), سیواس (english: Sivas) (Ottoman Turkish), Sivas (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 9 45 36 10
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