Cappadocia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cappadocia in British English:
UK [,kæpə'dəuʃi:ə]
How to pronounce Cappadocia in American English:
US
-
- Noun:
- an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
Word Origin
- Cappadocia (n.)
- ancient name for the region roughly corresponding to modern Turkey, from Greek Kappadokía, perhaps ultimately from Persian Hvaspadakhim "land of fine horses." In ancient Athens, Cappadocians were notorious as knaves and cowards, but the region's horses were celebrated.