Assyria
pronunciation
How to pronounce Assyria in British English:
UK [əˈsiriə]
How to pronounce Assyria in American English:
US [əˈsɪriə]
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- Noun:
- an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
Word Origin
- Assyria
- Middle English, from Latin Assyria, from Greek Assyria, short for Assyria ge "the Assyrian land," from fem. of Assyrios "pertaining to Assyria," from Akkadian Ashshur, name of the chief city of the kingdom and also of a god, probably from Assyrian sar "prince." (See also Syria).
Example
- 1. He rebelled against the king of assyria and did not serve him .
- 2. However , toplessness was the norm in earlier cultures within arabia , egypt , assyria and mesopotamia .
- 3. They organized persian society after the fall of assyria and babylon .
- 4. The city is nineveh , the capital of ancient assyria .
- 5. The study of the ancient civilization and language of assyria .