Cappadocia
/kæpəˈdoʊʃə/ name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.
- 2 A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century.
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From Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).