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
- Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)
- 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.