No. 125 in Turkish
ankara
Ankara: The capital city of Turkey.
In a sentence
Ankara Türkiye'nin başkentidir.
Ankara is the capital of Turkey.
Here, 'Ankara' is used as a proper noun representing the name of the capital city of Turkey.
Ankara kedisi çok sevimlidir.
The Ankara cat is very cute.
In this sentence, 'Ankara' is used as part of a compound to describe a specific type of cat associated with the city of Ankara.
Ankara'da dostlarımla buluşmayı seviyorum.
I enjoy meeting my friends in Ankara.
Here, 'Ankara'da' means 'in Ankara', and the usage showcases the locative form of the proper noun 'Ankara'.
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