Etymology

Antalya

An·tal·ya
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Today it means: A province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. Full definition →

Turkish Antalya ← Ottoman Turkish آنطالیه ← Ancient Greek Ἀττάλεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈττάλεια
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromآنطالیه
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromAntalya
  4. English todayAntalya

Borrowed from Turkish Antalya, from Ottoman Turkish آنطالیه (Antalya), from Ancient Greek Ἀττάλεια (Attáleia). Doublet of Attalia and Adalia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἈττάλεια all →

Attalia

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