Asia Minor
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Asia Minor
Where it comes from
From Latin Asia Minor (“lesser Asia”), distinguishing it from Asia Major (i.e., Asia as a whole).
proper noun
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A large peninsula, mostly coterminous with Anatolia, between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea; it makes up the Asian part of Turkey.
Holonyms: Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye < West Asia < Asia < Earth
Similar: Anatolia, Lesser Asia, Turkey, Türkiye, Turkiye
Translations
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name peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea
| Español | Asia Menor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소아시아 Soasia, 소아세아 Soasea |
| 日本語 | 小アジア Shō-Ajia, 小亜細亜 Shō-Ajia |
| 中文 | 小亞細亞 /小亚细亚 Xiǎo Yàxìyà |
| हिन्दी | रूम rūm, अनातोलिया anātoliyā, एशिया माइनर eśiyā māinar |
| Português | Ásia Menor |
| Français | Asie mineure |
| Deutsch | Kleinasien |
| Italiano | Asia Minore |
| Ελληνικά | Μικρά Ασία Mikrá Asía |
| Română | Asia Mică |
| Русский | Ма́лая А́зия Málaja Ázija |
| Tiếng Việt | Tiểu Á |
| العربية | آسِيَا الصُّغْرَى ʔāsiyā ṣ-ṣuḡrā |
| עברית | אַסְיָה הַקְּטַנָּה ásya haktaná |
Talk about this word "Asia Minor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/asia%20minor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Asia Minor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/asia%20minor "Asia Minor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/asia%20minor.Cite this
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