Meanings
proper noun
- A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.
Meronym: Central Anatolia
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Holonyms: Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye < West Asia < Asia < Earth
Near-synonyms: Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye
Synonyms: Anatolia, Lesser Asia, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.
Also see
Origin
- LatinAsia Minor“lesser Asia”
- EnglishAsia Minor
From Latin Asia Minor (“lesser Asia”), distinguishing it from Asia Major (i.e., Asia as a whole).
More words from Latin
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Arabic آسِيَا الصُّغْرَى
- آسِيَا الصُّغْرَى (ʔāsiyā ṣ-ṣuḡrā)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Bengali এশিয়া মাইনর
- এশিয়া মাইনর (eśiẏa mainor)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Bulgarian Ма́ла А́зия
- Ма́ла А́зия (Mála Ázija)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Catalan Àsia Menor
- Àsia Menorpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Chinese Cantonese 小亞細亞 /小亚细亚
- 小亞細亞 /小亚细亚 (siu² aa³ sai³ aa³)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Chinese Mandarin 小亞細亞 /小亚细亚
- 小亞細亞 /小亚细亚 (Xiǎo Yàxìyà)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Czech Malá Asie
- Malá Asiepeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Danish Lilleasien
- Lilleasienpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Dutch Klein-Azië
- Klein-Aziëpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Esperanto Malgrand-Azio, Malgrandazio
- Malgrand-Aziopeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
- Malgrandaziopeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Estonian Väike-Aasia
- Väike-Aasiapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Finnish Vähä-Aasia
- Vähä-Aasiapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
French Asie mineure
- Asie mineurepeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
German Kleinasien
- Kleinasienpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Greek Μικρά Ασία
- Μικρά Ασία (Mikrá Asía)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Hebrew אַסְיָה הַקְּטַנָּה
- אַסְיָה הַקְּטַנָּה (ásya haktaná)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Hindi रूम, अनातोलिया
- रूम (rūm)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
- अनातोलिया (anātoliyā)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
- एशिया माइनर (eśiyā māinar)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Hungarian Kis-Ázsia
- Kis-Ázsiapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Icelandic Litla-Asía
- Litla-Asíapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Indonesian Asia Kecil
- Asia Kecilpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Irish An Áise Bheag
- An Áise Bheagpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Italian Asia Minore
- Asia Minorepeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Japanese 小アジア, 小亜細亜
- 小アジア (Shō-Ajia)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
- 小亜細亜 (Shō-Ajia)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Korean 소아시아, 소아세아
- 소아시아 (Soasia)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
- 소아세아 (Soasea)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Latin Asia Minor
- Asia Minorpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Latvian Mazāzija
- Mazāzijapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Lithuanian Mažoji Azija
- Mažoji Azijapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Malay Asia Kecil
- Asia Kecilpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Norwegian Bokmål Lilleasia
- Lilleasiapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Polish Azja Mniejsza
- Azja Mniejszapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Portuguese Ásia Menor
- Ásia Menorpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Romanian Asia Mică
- Asia Micăpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Russian Ма́лая А́зия
- Ма́лая А́зия (Málaja Ázija)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Slovak Malá Ázia
- Malá Áziapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Spanish Asia Menor
- Asia Menorpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Swedish Mindre Asien
- Mindre Asienpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Tagalog Asya Menor
- Asya Menorpeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Thai เอเชียน้อย
- เอเชียน้อย (ee-chiia-nɔ́ɔi)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Turkish Küçük Asya
- Küçük Asyapeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Ukrainian Мала́ А́зія
- Мала́ А́зія (Malá Ázija)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Urdu ایشِیائے کُوچَک
- ایشِیائے کُوچَک (eśiyāe kūcak)peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Vietnamese Tiểu Á
- Tiểu Ápeninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
Cite this entry
APA
Asia Minor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Minor
MLA
“Asia Minor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Minor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asia Minor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Minor.
Source: Asia Minor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.