HyperDic: araxes

English > 1 sense of the word Araxes:
NOUNobjectAraxes, Arasa river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea
English > Araxes: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes.
SynonymAras
Instance ofriverA large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part ofArmenia, Republic of Armenia, HayastanA landlocked republic in southwestern Asia
Turkey, Republic of TurkeyA Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans

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