Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamia
- /mɛ.sə.pəˈteɪ.mɪ.ə/
Rhymes with -eɪmiə
Where it comes from
From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The term is used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).
proper noun
- A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man. It was purchased by the Isle of Wight Railway in 1882, and continued to work between Brading and Bembridge until 1917, when it was taken over by the War Department, and sent overseas for war service in Mesopotamia, whence it never returned. It survived until at least 1921, when it was observed on th
- A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD.
- The Mandate for Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932, entrusted to the United Kingdom, that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
- A geographic region in northeast Argentina, between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers.
- The Eaton Square district of London, England.
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name region between Euphrates and Tigris
| Español | Mesopotamia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 메소포타미아 Mesopotamia |
| 日本語 | メソポタミア Mesopotamia |
| 中文 | 美索不達米亞 /美索不达米亚 Měisuǒbùdámǐyà, 兩河流域 /两河流域 Liǎnghé Liúyù |
| हिन्दी | मेसोपोटामिया mesopoṭāmiyā |
| Português | Mesopotâmia |
| Français | Mésopotamie |
| Deutsch | Mesopotamien, Zweistromland |
| Ελληνικά | Μεσοποταμία Mesopotamía |
| Română | Mesopotamia |
| Русский | Месопота́мия Mesopotámija, Междуре́чье Mežduréčʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | Lưỡng Hà |
| العربية | بِلَادُ الرَّافِدَيْن bilādu r-rāfidayn, بَيْن النَّهْرَيْن bayn an-nahrayn |
| עברית | אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם arám naharáim, מֵסוֹפּוֹטַמְיָה mesopotámya |
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title = {Mesopotamia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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