• Assyria

    Origin

    From Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹, from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, "Assur"), its original capital.

    Full definition of Assyria

    Proper noun

    Assyria

    (plural Assyrias)
    1. 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

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