how to pronounce ankara

/ˈæŋ.kə.ɹə/

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ankara is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of ankara in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… difficult math sun-soaked Ankara was a …”

meanings of ankara

name:

The capital city of Turkey.

noun:

A West African fabric.

ankara frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ankara occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.