Adana

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proper noun

A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.

Similar
Antioch
OriginTurkish Adana ← Ottoman Turkish آطنه ← Ancient Greek Ἄδανα →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in central Cilicia, in southern Turkey.
  2. A city, the capital of Adana Province, Turkey.

    Synonyms: Antioch

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city, the capital of Adana Province, Turkey.

Similar
Antioch
Also see
antioch

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἌδανα
  2. Ottoman Turkishآطنه
  3. TurkishAdana
  4. EnglishAdana

Borrowed from Turkish Adana, from Ottoman Turkish آطنه (Adana), from Ancient Greek Ἄδανα (Ádana).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἄδανα
  • Ἄδανα (Ádana)city
Arabic أَضَنَة, أَذَنَة
  • أَضَنَة (ʔaḍana)city
  • أَذَنَة (ʔaḏana)city
  • أَطَنَة (ʔaṭana)city
Bulgarian Ада́на
  • Ада́на (Adána)city
Chinese Mandarin 阿達納 /阿达纳
  • 阿達納 /阿达纳 (Ādánà)city
Greek Άδανα
  • Άδανα (Ádana)city
Japanese アダナ
  • アダナcity
Latin Adana
  • Adanacity
Persian آدانا
  • آدانا (âdânâ)city
Polish Adana
  • Adanacity
Portuguese Adana
  • Adanacity
Russian Адана́
  • Адана́ (Adaná)city
Turkish Adana
  • Adanacity
Ukrainian Адана́
  • Адана́ (Adaná)city
Cite this entry
APA

Adana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adana

MLA

“Adana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adana.

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