Sivas
A province in central TurkeyA province in central Turkey.
Meaning
4 sensesA province in central Turkey.
A district of Sivas Province, Turkey.
A municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey; formerly, Sebastia.
(historical)A former eyalet of the Ottoman Empire.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine Greek Σεβάστεια (SebáFrom Turkish Sivas and Ottoman Turkish سیواس (Sivas), from Byzantine Greek Σεβάστεια (Sebásteia), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβαστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sebastia.
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