cappadocia

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Definition of cappadocia in English English dictionary: An ancient region in the center of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey; Ancient district, eastern Anatolia. It is a mountainous area located in modern-day Turkey; its earliest records date from the 6th century BC, when it was a Persian satrapy. It became a semi-independent kingdom under Ariarathes I, a contemporary of Alexander the Great. Important as a Roman ally and client, it was annexed by the emperor Tiberius in AD 17 and made a Roman province. With its command over strategic passes in the Taurus Mountains, the area was a bulwark of the Byzantine Empire until the 11th century; A region of Asia Minor in present-day Turkey; an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
Cappadocian: of or pertaining to Cappadocia
Cappadocian: A person from Cappadocia
cappadocian: {n} a native of Cappadocia in Asia
cappadocian: of or pertaining to Cappadocia or its people or culture

cappadocia

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Cap·pa·do·cia

() From Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokia), from Old Persian

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