Sivas

See also: šivaš

English

Etymology

From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine 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.

Proper noun

Sivas

  1. A city in Turkey.
  2. (historical) An eyalet in the Ottoman Empire.

Synonyms

  • (city): Sebastia (historical)
  • (former province): Rum, Rûm

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Turkish

Sivas ili

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine 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 Sabestiye.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.vas/
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Proper noun

Sivas

  1. Sivas (a city in Sivas, Turkey).
  2. Sivas (a province of Turkey)

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