Associations to the word «Assyria»

Wiktionary

ASSYRIA, proper noun. A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history

Dictionary definition

ASSYRIA, noun. An ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.

Wise words

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