MEROË

Meaning of MEROË in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmer-ō-(ˌ)ē ]

geographical name

ancient city NE Africa on the Nile; site in N central Sudan

• Mero·ite ˈmer-ō-ˌīt noun

• Mero·it·ic ˌmer-ō-ˈi-tik adjective

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MEROË — geographical name ancient city NE Africa on the Nile; site in N central Sudan , Meroite noun Meroitic adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEROË — City, ancient Kush , northeastern Africa. Situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River , north of modern Kabūshiyyah, …
Английский словарь Британика
MEROË — /mer"oh ee'/ , n. a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEROE — city of ancient Cush (Kush) the ruins of which are located on the east bank of the Nile about 4 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEROË — City, ancient Kush , northeastern Africa. Situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River , north of modern Kab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEROË — Мероэ
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MEROE — г. Мероэ
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MEROE — г. Мероэ
Англо-Русский географический словарь
MEROE — n. Pronunciation: ' mer- ō -( ˌ ) ē Function: geographical name ancient city NE Africa on the Nile; site …
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MEROË, ISLE OF — geographical name ancient region E Sudan between the Nile & Blue Nile rivers & the Atbara
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEROË, ISLE OF — ancient region E Sudan between the Nile & Blue Nile rivers & the Atbara
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MEROITIC — adjective see: Meroë
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEROITE — noun see: Meroë
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KUSH — or Cush Ancient country, Nubia region of the Nile River valley. In the 2nd millennium BC it was subject to …
Английский словарь Британика
MEROITIC — |merə|wid.ik noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Meroë, ancient city and kingdom in northern Sudan + English -itic 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEROITE — /mer"oh uyt'/ , n. an inhabitant of Meroë. [ MERO(Ë) + -ITE 1 ]
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MEROITIC — see Meroë
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MEROITE — see Meroë
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REISNER, GEORGE ANDREW — born , Nov. 5, 1867, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. died June 6, 1942, Cairo U.S. archaeologist who directed many excavations in …
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NUBIA — ancient region in northeastern Africa, extending approximately from the Nile River valley (near the first cataract in Upper Egypt) eastward …
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NILO-SAHARAN LANGUAGES — group of languages presumed to be genetically interrelated, or descended from a common ancestral language. Joseph Greenberg proposed the Chari-Nile …
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NAPATA — the capital in about 750590 BC of the ancient kingdom of Cush (Kush), situated downstream from the Fourth Cataract of …
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MEROITIC LANGUAGE — language spoken in the ancient city of Meroe and the surrounding area (in present-day Sudan). Dating from a period extending …
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GARSTANG, JOHN — born May 5, 1876, Blackburn, Lancashire, Eng. died Sept. 12, 1956, Beirut, Lebanon English archaeologist who made major contributions to …
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ETHIOPIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped green-yellow-red national flag with a central blue disk bearing a yellow star in outline. The flag's width-to-length ratio …
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DARFUR — also spelled Darfur (Arabic: House of the Fur), historical region of the Bilad as-Sudan (Arabic: Land of the Blacks), a …
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AKSUM — also spelled Axum, ancient town in northern Ethiopia. It lies at an elevation of about 7,000 feet (2,100 m), just …
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KUSH — or Cush Ancient country, Nubia region of the Nile River valley. In the 2nd millennium BC it was subject to …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEBA — (pl. Sebaim ; in Authorized Version incorrectly rendered Sabeans) heads the list of the sons of Cush. Besides the mention …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ETHIOPIA — (burnt faces). The country which the Greeks and Romans described as "AEthiopia" and the Hebrews as "Cush" lay to the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
CANDACE, OR CANDACE — (prince of servants), a queen of Ethiopia (Meroe), mentioned (Acts 8:27) (A.D. 38.) The name was not a proper name …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
МЕРОЭ — Meroë
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