"Ankara" meaning in Turkish

See Ankara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈɑn.kɑ.ɾɑ], [ˈɑŋ.kɑ.ɾɑ], [ˈɑŋ.ɡɑ.ɾɑ] [dialectal] Audio: Ankara - TR.wav , LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Ankara.wav
Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), from Byzantine Greek and Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), from ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) in reference to the bend in the Çölova River before it merges with the Cubuk to become the Ankara but probably also calquing a local name ultimately derived from Hittite Ankuwash, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“elbow, bend, curve”). Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|آنقره|tr=Ankara}} Ottoman Turkish آنقره (Ankara), {{der|tr|gkm|-}} Byzantine Greek, {{der|tr|grc|Ἄγκυρα}} Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα (Ánkura), {{der|tr|hit|Ankuwash}} Hittite Ankuwash, {{der|tr|ine-pro|*h₂eng-||elbow, bend, curve}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- (“elbow, bend, curve”) Head templates: {{head|tr|proper noun|head=}} Ankara, {{tr-proper noun}} Ankara Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Ankara [nominative, singular], Ankaralar [nominative, plural], Ankara'lar [nominative, plural], Ankara'yı [accusative, singular], Ankaraları [accusative, plural], Ankara'ları [accusative, plural], Ankara'ya [dative, singular], Ankaralara [dative, plural], Ankara'lara [dative, plural], Ankara'da [locative, singular], Ankaralarda [locative, plural], Ankara'larda [locative, plural], Ankara'dan [ablative, singular], Ankaralardan [ablative, plural], Ankara'lardan [ablative, plural], Ankara'nın [genitive, singular], Ankaraların [genitive, plural], Ankara'ların [genitive, plural]
  1. Ankara (the capital city of Turkey) Categories (place): Cities in Turkey, National capitals, Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Ankara-tr-name-6xQoI9xe Disambiguation of Provinces of Turkey: 31 7 35 28
  2. (metonymically, colloquial) the Turkish government. Tags: colloquial, metonymically
    Sense id: en-Ankara-tr-name-1b6IqkJA Categories (other): Turkish metonyms, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 12 70 10 9
  3. Ankara (a province of Turkey) Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Ankara-tr-name-uREwwvgI Disambiguation of Provinces of Turkey: 31 7 35 28
  4. Ankara (a river in Turkey) Categories (place): Places in Turkey, Rivers in Turkey, Provinces of Turkey
    Sense id: en-Ankara-tr-name-GfK5er1c Disambiguation of Provinces of Turkey: 31 7 35 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ankaralı

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Afyonkarahisar"
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      "word": "Antalya"
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      "word": "Ardahan"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Artvin"
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      "word": "Aydın"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Balıkesir"
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      "word": "Bartın"
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      "word": "Bilecik"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Bingöl"
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      "word": "Bitlis"
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      "word": "Bolu"
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      "word": "Çanakkale"
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      "word": "Çorum"
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      "word": "Denizli"
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      "word": "Diyarbakır"
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      "word": "Düzce"
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      "word": "Edirne"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Elâzığ"
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      "word": "Erzincan"
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      "word": "Erzurum"
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      "word": "Eskişehir"
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      "word": "Gaziantep"
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      "word": "Giresun"
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    {
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      "word": "Gümüşhane"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Hakkâri"
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    {
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      "word": "Hatay"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Iğdır"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Isparta"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "İstanbul"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "İzmir"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kahramanmaraş"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Karabük"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Karaman"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kars"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kastamonu"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kayseri"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kırıkkale"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kırklareli"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kırşehir"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kilis"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kocaeli"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Konya"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Kütahya"
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      "word": "Manisa"
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      "word": "Mardin"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Mersin"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Muğla"
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    {
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      "word": "Muş"
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      "word": "Nevşehir"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Niğde"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Ordu"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Osmaniye"
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    {
      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Rize"
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      "word": "Sakarya"
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      "word": "Samsun"
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      "word": "Siirt"
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      "word": "Sivas"
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      "word": "Şırnak"
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      "word": "Tekirdağ"
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      "_dis1": "33 0 34 34",
      "word": "Tokat"
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      "word": "Trabzon"
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      "ipa": "[ˈɑn.kɑ.ɾɑ]"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɑŋ.kɑ.ɾɑ]"
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}

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