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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras