| NOUN | artifact | ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
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| Sounds | zih'gerae.t | |
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| Rhymes | acrobat ... wombat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians. | |
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| Synonyms | zikkurat, zikurat | |
| Instances | Tower of Babel, Babel | (Genesis 11 |
| Broader | temple | An edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes |
| Spanish | zigurat, zikurat | |
| Catalan | zikurat | |
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