Asia Minor

Asia Minor

A peninsula of western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is generally conterminous with Asian Turkey and is usually considered synonymous with Anatolia.

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Asia Minor

n

1. (Placename) the historical name for Anatolia

2. (Historical Terms) the historical name for Anatolia

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A′sia Mi′nor

n.

a peninsula in W Asia between the Black and Mediterranean seas, including most of Asian Turkey. Compare Anatolia.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey Anatolia Battle of Granicus River, Granicus - the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) battle of Ipsus, Ipsus - a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius battle of Issus, Issus - a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III Bithynia - an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC Cappadocia - an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor Galatia - an ancient country in central Asia Minor Phrygia - an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor Pontus - an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire Aeolia, Aeolis - an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC Lycia - an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor Lydia - an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC Ephesus - an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity Ilion, Ilium, Troy - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 Ionia - region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations malik - the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords"

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Translations

Μικρά Ασία

Vähä-Aasia

Asie mineure

Mala Azija

Kis-Ázsia

Asia minoreminore

小アジア

Lilleasia

Малая Азия

Asia Minor

n → Asie f Mineure

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Asia Minor

n → Kleinasien nt

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Asia Minor

n → Asia minore

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