assyria

As·syr·i·a

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-seer-ee-uh]
- /əˈsɪər i ə/
- /əˈsɪrɪə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-seer-ee-uh]
- /əˈsɪər i ə/

Definitions of assyria word

noun assyria an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia: it established an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633 bc. Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh 3
noun assyria ancient empire in SW Asia in the region of the upper Tigris River: at its height (7th cent. b.c.), it extended from the head of the Persian Gulf to Egypt and Asia Minor: original cap. Ashur; later cap. Nineveh 3
noun assyria an ancient empire in SW Asia: greatest extent from about 750 to 612 b.c. Capital: Nineveh. 1

See all 3 definitions of assyria

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Assyria

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Assyria

assyria popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

assyria usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Top questions with assyria

what is the capital of assyria?
where is assyria?
what is assyria?
where is assyria located?
where was assyria?
where is assyria today?
where was assyria located?
where is modern day assyria?
where is assyria located on a map?
which region was the middle kingdom of assyria located?
assyria is what country today?
who is the king of assyria?
what country is modern day assyria?
what does assyria mean?
what was assyria known for?

See also

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?