Malatya

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proper noun

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

Similar
Melitene
OriginTurkish Malatya ← Ottoman Turkish ملاطیه ← Medieval Greek Μελιτηνή →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province and metropolitan municipality in the Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey.
  2. A city, the capital of Malatya Province, Turkey, formerly Armenian.

    Synonyms: Melitene

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city, the capital of Malatya Province, Turkey, formerly Armenian.

Similar
Melitene

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekΜελιτηνή
  2. Ottoman Turkishملاطیه
  3. TurkishMalatya
  4. EnglishMalatya

From Turkish Malatya and Ottoman Turkish ملاطیه (Malatya), from Medieval Greek Μελιτηνή (Melitēnḗ), from Ancient Greek. Doublet of Melitene.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬拉蒂亞 /马拉蒂亚
  • 馬拉蒂亞 /马拉蒂亚 (Mǎlādìyà)city in Turkey — see also Melitene
Greek Μαλάτεια
  • Μαλάτεια (Maláteia)city in Turkey — see also Melitene
Persian ملطیه
  • ملطیه (malatiye)city in Turkey — see also Melitene
Russian Мала́тья
  • Мала́тья (Malátʹja)city in Turkey — see also Melitene
Turkish Malatya
  • Malatyacity in Turkey — see also Melitene
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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