HyperDic: assyria

English > 1 sense of the word Assyria:
NOUNlocationAssyriaan ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
Assyria > pronunciation
Soundsahsih'riyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > Assyria: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAn ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq.
Instance ofgeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
Part ofIraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, IrakA republic in the Middle East in western Asia
MesopotamiaThe land between the Tigris and Euphrates
PartsAssur, Asur, AshurAn ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria
NinevehAn ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
Region ofAshur, AshirChief god of the Assyrians
Ishtar, MylittaBabylonian and Assyrian goddess of love / love and fertility and war
Nuskugod of fire and light
Rammangod of storms and wind
ShamashThe chief sun god
SpanishAsiria, Assyria
CatalanAssíria

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