sivas

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proper noun

A province in central Turkey.

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RumRûm
OriginTurkish Sivas ← Ottoman Turkish سیواس ← Medieval Greek Σεβάστεια →
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Meanings

sivas1

noun
  1. pluralplural of siva

Sivas2

proper noun
  1. A province in central Turkey.
  2. A district of Sivas Province, Turkey.
  3. A municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey; formerly, Sebastia.
  4. historicalA former eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.

Synonyms & antonyms

former province

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RumRûm
Also see
rum

Origin

  1. LatinAugustus
  2. Ancient GreekΣεβαστός
  3. Medieval GreekΣεβάστεια
  4. Ottoman Turkishسیواس
  5. TurkishSivas
  6. EnglishSivas

From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Medieval Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβαστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sebastia.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Σεβάστεια
  • Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 錫瓦斯 /锡瓦斯
  • 錫瓦斯 /锡瓦斯 (Xīwǎsī)Translations
Latin Sebastia
  • SebastiaTranslations
Turkish Sivas
  • SivasTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sivas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sivas

MLA

“sivas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sivas. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sivas,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sivas.

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