Definition of Aleppo

1. Noun. A city in northwestern Syria.

Exact synonyms: Alep, Halab
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic

Definition of Aleppo

1. Proper noun. A city now in northern Syria, formerly an important city in the ancient world. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aleppo

Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin
Aleksandr Prokhorov
Aleksandr Scriabin
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
Aleksanian
Aleksanyan
Aleksei
Aleksey
Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov
Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov
Alemannic
Alemannic German
Alep
Alepisaurus
Aleppo (current term)
Aleppo boil
Alesha
Aleshia
Alessandria
Alessandro Manzoni
Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi
Aletha
Aletris
Aletris aurea
Aletris farinosa
Aletta
Aletta Jacobs
Aleuria aurantia
Aleurites

Literary usage of Aleppo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1842)
"at from 3000 to 5000 piastres, and a small portion at from 6000 to 8000 ; Aleppo consumes half, and the rest goes into Mesopotamia, Armenia, ..."

2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... though but newly come to Aleppo, to make one in the fame ... a place but of indifferent accommodation, about one hour and a half weft of Aleppo. ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"But the castle of Aleppo,101 distinct from the city, stood erect on a lofty ... 100 [Antioch and Aleppo had fallen along with Epiphania, Laodicea, ..."

4. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"Approaching Aleppo from Homs, which apparently would soon fall, Allenby was coming at right angles to the advance of the British from Bagdad. ..."

5. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"Approaching Aleppo from Homs, which apparently would soon fall, Allenby was coming at right angles to the advance of the British from Bagdad. ..."

6. With Star and Crescent: A Full and Authentic Account of a Recent Journey by A. Locher (1889)
"An hour's* march brought us to a sinuous stream called Aleppo river, which winds its way ... For many miles we had entirely lost sight of the Aleppo river, ..."

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