Capadòcia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Cappadocia, from Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /⁠katpatuka⁠/).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Capadòcia f

  1. Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
  2. Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Capadòcia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.