Ankara en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɑːŋ.kə.ɹə/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish Ankara and 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 𒌷𒀭𒆪𒉿 (Ankuwa), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“elbow, bend, curve”). The river and province are named for the city. Doublet of Angora, angle, and anchor.
Meanings
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The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province.
He was born in New Jersey and grew up mostly in Ankara and Istanbul, in an upper-middle-class family, spending summers with relatives in the U.S. and watching a lot of American TV.
2025 March 17, Andrew Marantz, “The Battle for the Bros”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2025:
- (metonymically) The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province. ▸ The Turkish government.
- A province and metropolitan municipality in central Turkey around the city.
- A small river in Ankara Province, Turkey near the city, a tributary of the Sakarya.
Synonyms
Translations (96)
el Άγκυρα (capital of Turkey) · rhg Añgkera (capital of Turkey) · bn আঙ্কারা (capital of Turkey) · gl Ancara (capital of Turkey) · hi अंकारा (capital of Turkey) · ur اَن٘قَرَہ (capital of Turkey) · de Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ms Ankara (capital of Turkey) · th อังการา (capital of Turkey) · cy Ankara (capital of Turkey) · fa-cls اَنْقَرَه (capital of Turkey) · eo Ankara (capital of Turkey) · is Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ar أَنْقَرَة (capital of Turkey) · aii ܐܲܢܩܵܪܵܐ (capital of Turkey) · et Ankara (capital of Turkey) · eu Ankara (capital of Turkey) · de Angora (capital of Turkey) · nds Ankara (capital of Turkey) · af Ankara (capital of Turkey) · hu Ankara (capital of Turkey) · sh А̀нкара (capital of Turkey) · uz Anqara (capital of Turkey) · az Ankara (capital of Turkey) · kk Анкара (capital of Turkey) · fa-ira اَنْگورِیِه (capital of Turkey) · am አንካራ (capital of Turkey) · sh Ànkara (capital of Turkey) · fa-ira آنْکارا (capital of Turkey) · fi Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ko 앙카라 (capital of Turkey) · mr अंकारा (capital of Turkey) · ga Ankara (capital of Turkey) · da Ankara (capital of Turkey) · tl Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ky Анкара (capital of Turkey) · tt Әнкара (capital of Turkey) · acw أنقرة (capital of Turkey) · fr Ankara (capital of Turkey) · tr Ankara (capital of Turkey) · sq Ankara (capital of Turkey) · lo ອັງກາລາ (capital of Turkey) · sl Ankara (capital of Turkey) · bg Анка́ра (capital of Turkey) · sv Ankara (capital of Turkey) · hy Անկարա (capital of Turkey) · scn Àncura (capital of Turkey) · ja アンカラ (capital of Turkey) · eo Ankaro (capital of Turkey) · cs Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ug ئەنقەرە (capital of Turkey) · sq Ankaraja (capital of Turkey) · ps انقره (capital of Turkey) · km អង់ការ៉ា (capital of Turkey) · ar أَنْكُورِيَة (capital of Turkey) · ia Ankara (capital of Turkey) · scn Àncara (capital of Turkey) · ast Ankara (capital of Turkey) · fa-ira اَنْگورِه (capital of Turkey) · ka ანკარა (capital of Turkey) · ro Ankara (capital of Turkey) · es Angora (capital of Turkey) · yue 安卡拉 (capital of Turkey) · mk Анкара (capital of Turkey) · mn Анкара (capital of Turkey) · ota آنقاره (capital of Turkey) · nl Ankara (capital of Turkey) · nb Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ru Анкара́ (capital of Turkey) · es Ankara (capital of Turkey) · id Ankara (capital of Turkey) · lv Ankara (capital of Turkey) · sk Ankara (capital of Turkey) · pl Ankara (capital of Turkey) · my အန်ကာရာမြို့ (capital of Turkey) · tk Ankara (capital of Turkey) · arz أنقرة (capital of Turkey) · la Ancyra (capital of Turkey) · grc Ἄγκῡρα (capital of Turkey) · cmn 安卡拉 (capital of Turkey) · io Ankara (capital of Turkey) · vi Ăng-ca-ra (capital of Turkey) · yi אַנקאַראַ (capital of Turkey) · ast Ancara (capital of Turkey) · kmr Enqere (capital of Turkey) · lt Ankara (capital of Turkey) · ckb ئەنقەرە (capital of Turkey) · it Ankara (capital of Turkey) · prs اَنْقَرَه (capital of Turkey) · pt Ancara (capital of Turkey) · uk Анкара́ (capital of Turkey) · be Анкара́ (capital of Turkey) · mt Ankara (capital of Turkey) · he אַנְקָרָה (capital of Turkey) · ca Ankara (capital of Turkey) · tg Анқара (capital of Turkey)