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Definition of Fertile crescent
1. Noun. A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates.
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Middle East, Mideast, Near East
Group relationships: Middle East, Mideast, Near East
Definition of Fertile crescent
1. Proper noun. (Ancient History) A crescent-shaped strip of fertile land stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey and down the Syrian and Israeli coasts. ¹
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