Asia Minor

Speech parts

1. Asia Minor - Noun

2. Asia Minor - Proper noun

Meaning

a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey

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Examples

A devastated Niobe fled to Mount Sipylus in Asia Minor and either turned to stone as she wept or killed herself. Source: Internet

Anatolia: Land, Men, and Gods in Asia Minor vol. 1: "The Celts and the Impact of Roman Rule." Source: Internet

Although the Byzantines regrouped and recovered somewhat, they never fully regained Asia Minor and were often on the defensive. Source: Internet

Assyrian and Akkadian traders spread the use of writing in the form of the Mesopotamian cuneiform script to Asia Minor and The Levant (modern Syria and Lebanon ). Source: Internet

As the chief port of north-west Asia Minor, the place prospered greatly in Roman times, becoming a "free and autonomous city" as early as 188 BC, and the existing remains sufficiently attest its former importance. Source: Internet

As a consequence of Alexander's conquests, koine Greek had become the shared language around the eastern Mediterranean and into Asia Minor. Source: Internet

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