name
Ankara
ANG-kuh-ruh
name
1
The capital city of Turkey.
"Government ministries are headquartered in Ankara."
noun
1
A brightly patterned, wax-printed cotton fabric popular in West Africa.
"She had a dress tailored from vivid ankara fabric."
How to Use Ankara
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTurkey's capital city, or (in a separate sense) a colorful African print fabric.
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Etymology
From Turkish Ankara, ultimately traced to an ancient Greek word for "anchor," referring to a bend in a local river.