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- [soo-mer]
- /ˈsu mər/
- /ˈsʌmə /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-mer]
- /ˈsu mər/
Definitions of sumer word
- noun sumer an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq. 1
- noun sumer the S region of Babylonia; seat of a civilization of city-states that reached its height in the 3rd millennium bc 0
- noun sumer ancient region in the lower valley of the Euphrates River 0
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Parts of speech for Sumer
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sumer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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