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Definition of Sumer
1. Noun. An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Al-iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic Of Iraq, Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea
Terms within: Ur
Geographical relationships: Enki, En-lil, Enlil, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigal, Ereshkigel, Inanna, Ki, Nammu, Namtar, Namtaru, Nanna, Ninhursag, Ninkharsag, Ninkhursag, Ninib, Ninurta, Utu, Utug, Zu, Zubird, Enkidu, Gilgamish
Derivative terms: Sumerian
Group relationships: Al-iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic Of Iraq, Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea
Terms within: Ur
Geographical relationships: Enki, En-lil, Enlil, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigal, Ereshkigel, Inanna, Ki, Nammu, Namtar, Namtaru, Nanna, Ninhursag, Ninkharsag, Ninkhursag, Ninib, Ninurta, Utu, Utug, Zu, Zubird, Enkidu, Gilgamish
Derivative terms: Sumerian
Definition of Sumer
1. Proper noun. Earliest known civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumer
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