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an·a·to·li·an I. \|anə|tōlēən, -lyən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Anatolia Asia Minor + English -an 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Anatolia, the country east of the Bosporus, roughly coincident with Asia Minor 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of Anatolia or their languages 3. : armenian II. noun (-s) Usage: capitalized 1. : a native or inhabitant of Anatolia, specifically of the western plateau lands of Turkey in Asia 2. a. : a southern dialect or group of dialects of Turkish b. : a group of extinct languages of ancient Anatolia sometimes considered a branch of the Indo-European language family — see indoeuropean languages table 3. : any rug or carpet woven in Anatolia |