UGARIT

Meaning of UGARIT in English

Pronunciation: ü- ' gär-it, yü-

Function: geographical name

ancient city Syria on Mediterranean coast

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

UGARIT — geographical name ancient city Syria on Mediterranean coast
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGARIT — modern Raʾs Shamrah Ancient city, Middle East. It was located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea in modern …
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UGARIT — /ooh'geuh reet", yooh'-/ , n. an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: …
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UGARIT — geographical name ancient city Syria on Mediterranean coast
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UGARIT — ancient city lying in a large artificial mound called Ras Shamra (Ra's Shamrah), 6 miles (10 km) north of Al-Ladhiqiyah …
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UGARIT — modern Ra 02BE; s Shamrah Ancient city, Middle East. It was located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea …
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UGARIT — Угарит
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UGARITIC — I. noun Date: 1936 the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew, II. adjective Date: 1938 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UGARITIC — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rid.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ugarit, ancient city in northwest Syria + English -ic 1. : of, relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UGARITIAN — ˌügəˈrishən, -rēsh- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ugarit, ancient city + English -ic : ugaritic
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RAS SHAMRA — ˈräsˈshamrə adjective Usage: usually capitalized R&S Etymology: from Ras Shamra, Syria 1. : of or from the village of Ras …
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UGARITIC — /ooh'geuh rit"ik, yooh'-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Ugarit, its people, or their language. n. 2. Also, Ugaritian …
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RAS SHAMRA — /rahs sham"reuh/ a locality in W Syria, near the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient Ugarit; many archaeologically important objects dating …
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UGARITIC — I. ˌyü-gə-ˈri-tik, ˌü-gə- noun Date: 1936 : the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew II. …
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CUNEIFORM — [ 'kju:nɪfɔ:m , kju:'neɪɪfɔ:m ] ■ adjective 1》 denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing …
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UGARITIC — [ ˌju:gə'rɪtɪk ] ■ noun a pre-Phoenician Semitic language written in a distinctive cuneiform alphabet, spoken by the people of …
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UGARITIC — [Uga.rit.ic] n (1936): the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew [2]Ugaritic adj (1938): of, relating …
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CALENDAR — any system for dividing time over extended periods, such as days, months, or years, and arranging such divisions in a …
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ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION — use of beverages containing ethyl alcohol for their physiological and psychological effects. Alcohol consumption is often related to social patterns …
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YAMM — (HebrewSea) also spelled Yam ancient West Semitic deity who ruled the oceans, rivers, lakes, and underground springs. He also played …
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UGARITIC ALPHABET — cuneiform writing system used on the Syrian coast from the 15th to 13th century BC. It is believed that it …
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SYRIAN AND PALESTINIAN RELIGION — beliefs of Syria and Palestine between 3000 and 300 BC. These religions are usually defined by the languages of those …
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SCHAEFFER, CLAUDE-FRDRIC-ARMAND — born March 6, 1898, Strassburg, Ger. [now Strasbourg, France]death reported Oct. 5, 1982 French archaeologist whose excavation of the ancient …
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SANCHUNIATHON — flourished 13th century BC, ? ancient Phoenician writer. All information about him is derived from the works of Philo of …
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PHOENICIA — ancient region corresponding to modern Lebanon, with adjoining parts of modern Syria and Israel. Its inhabitants, the Phoenicians, were notable …
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BAAL — god worshiped in many ancient Middle Eastern communities, especially among the Canaanites, who apparently considered him a fertility deity and …
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