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Definitions for Ankara

[1] a city in and the capital of Turkey, in the central part.
[2] a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital : Ankara.
[3] the capital of Turkey: an ancient city in the Anatolian highlands: first a capital in the 3rd century bc , in the Celtic kingdom of Galatia. Pop: 3 593 000 (2005 est) Ancient name: Ancyra Former name (until 1930): Angora
[4] a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo , of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh
[5] the flesh of the turkey used as food
[6] a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey ), of Central and N South America
[7] any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey
[8] slang , mainly US and Canadian a dramatic production that fails; flop a thing or person that fails; dud
[9] slang , mainly US and Canadian a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person
[10] slang (in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row
[11] See cold turkey
[12] talk turkey informal , mainly US and Canadian to discuss frankly and practically
[13] a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Official languages: Turkish; Kurdish and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles)

Other words from Ankara

pro-Tur·key , adjective

Word origin for Ankara

turkeyC16: shortened from Turkey cock (hen ), used at first to designate the African guinea fowl (apparently because the bird was brought through Turkish territory), later applied by mistake to the American bird