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Ankara

Ankara

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The capital city of Turkey in the centre of the country
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæŋkərə/
: Ankara
  • Teachers and administrators in 14 randomly selected schools in Ankara made up the sample group.
  • Ankara, Turkey
  • Ankara's policy
  • Hacettepe University in Ankara

And likewise, a line had just reached Angora or Ankara, but again, no further.

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Examples

  • Being the capital and having a high rate of migration, the city of Ankara is a cosmopolitan city.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Arafat came to Turkey to open the office in Ankara in October 1979.

    Academic text (2000)

  • We have a great assistant secretary who is in Ankara now and having discussions on this very issue.

  • Born in Turkey, she moved to Ankara, and there she picked up her master's degree and then for some unknown reason, moved to Alabama.

  • Jemal and I will travel east, to Ankara.

    The Water Diviner (2014)

  • However, the deteriorating situation in Syria proved the most difficult for Ankara to handle.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The sample consisted of 550 people who were interviewed in 14 neighborhoods in Ankara, Turkey, in 1992.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Finally, as part of its diplomatic offensive to put pressure on Damascus, Ankara benefited from Washington's strong backing.

    Academic text (2012)

  • He hides in a monastery on the outskirts of Ankara.

    Kraven the Hunter (2024)

  • After spending a week in Ankara, I finally visited the ancient ruins nearby.

Surface Forms

Ankara main

Etymology

The word Ankara comes from the old Greek name Ankyra, meaning 'anchor', and it was later called Angora, which is why the older name appears in English words like 'Angora' wool.