Konya

Kon·ya
K5O1N1Y4A1
/ˈkoʊnjə//ˈkɒnjə/

proper noun

A province and metropolitan municipality in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey.

Similar
IconiumIkonion
OriginTurkish Konya ← Ottoman Turkish قونیه ← Medieval Greek Ἰκόνιον →
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Meanings

Konya1

proper noun
  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey.
  2. A city, the capital of Konya Province, Turkey.

    Synonyms: Iconium, Ikonion

Konya2

proper nounKonya (plural Konyas)

plural Konyas

  1. A female given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
IconiumIkonion

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekἸκόνιον
  2. Ottoman Turkishقونیه
  3. TurkishKonya
  4. EnglishKonya

From Turkish Konya and Ottoman Turkish قونیه (Konya), from Medieval Greek Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion), from an Ancient Greek adaptation of Luwian Ikkuwaniya, from Hittite Kawana. Doublet of Iconium.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἰκόνιον
  • Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion)city
Arabic قُونِيَة
  • قُونِيَة (qūniya)city
Chinese Mandarin 科尼亞 /科尼亚
  • 科尼亞 /科尼亚 (Kēníyà)city
Greek Ικόνιο
  • Ικόνιο (Ikónio)city
Latin Īconium
  • Īconiumcity
Persian قونیه
  • قونیه (Quniye)city
Polish Konya, Ikonium
  • Konyacity
  • Ikoniumcity
Russian Ко́нья
  • Ко́нья (Kónʹja)city
Turkish Konya
  • Konyacity
Urdu قونیہ
  • قونیہ (Qūniya)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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