Asia Minor
English
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Etymology
From Latin Asia Minor (“lesser Asia”), distinguishing it from Asia Major (i.e., Asia as a whole).
Proper noun
- A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.
- Synonyms: Anatolia, Lesser Asia, Turkey
Translations
peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
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Anatolia — see Anatolia
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