Meanings
alternative obsolete Kaisarieh
- A province and metropolitan municipality in the Central Anatolia region, Turkey.
- A city, the capital of Kayseri Province, Turkey.
Synonyms: Mazaca, Eusebia, Caesarea, Caesarea Mazaca, Caesarea in Cappadocia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of Kayseri Province, Turkey.
Origin
- LatinCaesarea
- Medieval GreekΚαισάρεια
- Ottoman Turkishقیصری
- TurkishKayseri
- EnglishKayseri
From Turkish Kayseri and Ottoman Turkish قیصری (Kayseri), from Medieval Greek Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia), from Latin Caesarea, from Caesar + -ea in honor of Augustus. Doublet of Caesarea and Cherchell.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قَيْصِرِيَة
- قَيْصِرِيَة (qayṣiriya)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Chinese Mandarin 開塞利 /开塞利
- 開塞利 /开塞利 (Kāisàilì)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Greek Καισάρεια
- Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Hindi क़ैसरी
- क़ैसरी (qaisrī)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Latin Caesarēa
- Caesarēacity in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Persian قیصریه
- قیصریه (qayseriye)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Russian Ка́йсери
- Ка́йсери (Kájseri)city in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
Turkish Kayseri
- Kaysericity in Turkey — see also Mazaca, Caesarea
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Cite this entry
Kayseri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kayseri
“Kayseri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kayseri. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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