Associations to the word «Nineveh»

Wiktionary

NINEVEH, proper noun. The ancient capital of Assyria.

Dictionary definition

NINEVEH, noun. An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq.

Wise words

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