Definitions for asia minor
asia mi·nor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Asia Minor, Anatolianoun

   a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Asia Minornoun

   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

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1. asia minor

   Anatolia, historically known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and is the western-most extension of continental Asia. The land mass of Anatolia constitutes most of the territory of contemporary Turkey. Geographically, the Anatolian region is bounded by the Turkish Straits to the north-west, the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highlands to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west. Topographically, the Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus strait and the Dardanelles strait, and separates Anatolia from Thrace in the Balkan peninsula of Southeastern Europe. The eastern border of Anatolia is a line between the Gulf of Alexandretta and the Black Sea, bounded by the Armenian Highlands to the east and Mesopotamia to the south-east, thus Anatolia comprises approximately the western two-thirds of the Asian territory of Turkey. Anatolia sometimes is synonymous with Asian Turkey, thereby including the western part of the Armenian Highlands and northern Mesopotamia and making its eastern and southern borders coterminous with Turkey's borders.The ancient Anatolian peoples spoke the now-extinct Anatolian languages of the Indo-European language family, which were largely replaced by the Greek language during Classical antiquity as well as during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. The major Anatolian languages included Hittite, Luwian, and Lydian, while other, poorly attested local languages included Phrygian and Mysian. Hurro-Urartian languages were spoken in the southeastern kingdom of Mitanni, while Galatian, a Celtic language, was spoken in Galatia, central Anatolia. The Turkification of Anatolia began under the rule of the Seljuk Empire in the late 11th century, continued under the Ottoman Empire between the late 13th and early 20th centuries, and continues today under the Republic of Turkey. However, various non-Turkic languages continue to be spoken by minorities in Anatolia today, including Kurdish, Neo-Aramaic, Armenian, North Caucasian languages, Laz, Georgian, and Greek. Other ancient peoples in the region included Galatians, Hurrians, Assyrians, Hattians, Cimmerians, as well as Ionian, Dorian, and Aeolic Greeks.

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1. asia minor

   Asia Minor, also known as Anatolia, is a geographical region located in the south-western part of Asia, corresponding to modern-day Turkey. It is bordered by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the borders of modern Iran, Armenia and Georgia to the east. This region has historically served as a bridge connecting Asia and Europe and been host to a melting pot of diverse cultures and civilizations.

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1. Asia Minor

   called also Anatole`, a peninsular extension westward of the Armenian and Kurdistan highlands in Asia, bounded on the N. by the Black Sea, on the W. by the Archipelago, and on the S. by the Levant; indented all round, mainland as well as adjoining islands, with bays and harbours, all more or less busy centres of trade; is as large as France, and consists of a plateau with slopes all round to the coasts; has a population of over 28,000,000.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. asia minor

   See Anatolia.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Asia Minor

   Lesser Asia, called by the Turks and Greeks “Anatolia.”

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of asia minor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of asia minor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of asia minor in a Sentence

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   They have pulled up armchairs and crouch low over the map, the are cutting the Baghdad railway. . It is appalling that these ignorant and irresponsible men should be cutting Asia minor to bits as if they were dividing a cake.... the happiness of millions being discarded in that way.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=asia minor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asia_Minor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Minor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#AsiaMinor
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=asia minor