ANATOLIAN


Meaning of ANATOLIAN in English

I. |anə|tōlēən, -lyən adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Anatolia Asia Minor + English -an

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Anatolia, the country east of the Bosporus, roughly coincident with Asia Minor

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Anatolia or their languages

3. : armenian

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

1. : a native or inhabitant of Anatolia, specifically of the western plateau lands of Turkey in Asia

2.

a. : a southern dialect or group of dialects of Turkish

b. : a group of extinct languages of ancient Anatolia sometimes considered a branch of the Indo-European language family — see indoeuropean languages table

3. : any rug or carpet woven in Anatolia

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.