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Definition of Mesopotamia
1. Noun. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq.
Geographical relationships: Akkadian, Assyrian, Assyrian Akkadian, Babylon, Apsu, Aruru, Dagan, Ea, Eresh-kigal, Ereshkigal, Ereshkigel, Namtar, Namtaru, Nergal, Ningal, Sin, Tiamat
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Al-iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic Of Iraq
Terms within: Babylon, Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea, Chaldaea, Chaldea, Assyria
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
Group relationships: Al-iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic Of Iraq
Terms within: Babylon, Babylonia, Chaldaea, Chaldea, Chaldaea, Chaldea, Assyria
Definition of Mesopotamia
1. Proper noun. A region in Southwest Asia spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that is the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man. ¹
2. Proper noun. The British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932 that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesopotamia
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