Assyria
Origin
From Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek ἈσσυÏία, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗ð’ºðŽ¹, from 𒀸𒋩 (AÅ¡Å¡ur, "Assur"), its original capital.
Full definition of Assyria
Proper noun
Assyria
(plural Assyrias)- a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history