MESOPOTAMIAN

Meaning of MESOPOTAMIAN in English

[ ˌmɛsəpə'teɪmɪən ]

■ noun a native or inhabitant of Mesopotamia, an ancient region in present-day Iraq.

■ adjective relating to Mesopotamia.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MESOPOTAMIAN — adj Mesopotamian
Interlingua English vocab
MESOPOTAMIAN — adjective or noun see: Mesopotamia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MESOPOTAMIAN — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tāmēən, -myən adjective 1. usually capitalized [ Mesopotamia, region in southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (from …
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MESOPOTAMIAN — adj. pertaining to Mesopotamia (ancient country located in present day Iraq)
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MESOPOTAMIAN — n. resident of Mesopotamia (ancient country located in present day Iraq)
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MESOPOTAMIAN — see Mesopotamia
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGIONS — Religious beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and later of their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited …
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and …
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MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. …
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MESOPOTAMIAN ARTS — the arts and architecture of the ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. The name Mesopotamia has been used with varying connotations by ancient …
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGIONS — Religious beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and later of their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited …
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NIPPUR — Ancient Mesopotamian city southeast of Babylon . Located in what is now southeastern Iraq, it was originally on the Euphrates …
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PAINTING — the expression of ideas and emotions, with the creation of certain aesthetic qualities, in a two-dimensional visual language. The elements …
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MATHEMATICS, HISTORY OF
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KORE — plural Korai, type of freestanding statue of a maidenthe female counterpart of the kouros, or standing youththat appeared with the …
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TIGRIS-EUPHRATES RIVER SYSTEM — The Tigris and Euphrates river basin and its drainage network. great river system of Southwest Asia, comprising the Tigris and …
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TEPE GAWRA — ancient Mesopotamian settlement east of the Tigris River near Nineveh and the modern city of Mosul, northwestern Iraq. It was …
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SARGON II — died 705 BC one of Assyria's great kings (reigned 721705 BC) during the last century of its history. He extended …
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SARGON — flourished 23rd century BC byname Sargon Of Akkad ancient Mesopotamian ruler (reigned c. 23342279 BC), one of the earliest of …
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RICH, CLAUDIUS JAMES — born March 28, 1787, Dijon, Fr. died Oct. 5, 1820, Shiraz, Iran British business agent in Baghdad whose examination of …
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RAWLINSON, SIR HENRY CRESWICKE — born April 11, 1810, Chadlington, Oxfordshire, Eng. died March 5, 1895, London British army officer and Orientalist who deciphered the …
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RASSAM, HORMUZD — born 1826, Mosul, Ottoman Mesopotamia [now in Iraq] died 1910 Assyriologist who excavated some of the finest Assyrian and Babylonian …
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NOAH — also spelled Noe, the hero of the biblical Flood story in the Old Testament book of Genesis, the originator of …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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LULLUBI — ancient group of tribes that inhabited the Sherizor plain in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. A warlike people, they …
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KISH — modern Tall al-Uhaimer ancient Mesopotamian city-state located east of Babylon in what is now south-central Iraq. According to ancient Sumerian …
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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HAMMURABI — born , Babylon [now in Iraq] died c. 1750 BC also spelled Hammurapi sixth and best-known ruler of the 1st …
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ERECH — Sumerian Uruk, Greek Orcho, modern Tall al-Warka' ancient Mesopotamian city located northwest of Ur (Tall Al-Muqayyar) in southeastern Iraq. The …
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NIPPUR — Ancient Mesopotamian city southeast of Babylon . Located in what is now southeastern Iraq, it was originally on the Euphrates …
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SHULPAE — [Mesopotamian] The Mesopotamian god who presided over feasts and feasting.
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