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In Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example, the monarch had a god-like religious status. But this is not the case in Judaism. So that notion that religion can go on, when all the markers of power and trappings of monarchy disappear, ultimately serves the endurance of Judaism very well.
Simon Schama

Meaning of "Mesopotamia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MESOPOTAMIA

Latin from Greek mesopotamia ( khora) (the land) between rivers.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MESOPOTAMIA

Mesopotamia  [ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESOPOTAMIA

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Mesopotamia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MESOPOTAMIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia (from the Ancient Greek: Μεσοποταμία " between rivers"; Arabic: بلاد الرافدين‎ (bilād al-rāfidayn); Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ (Beth Nahrain) "land of rivers") is a name for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, corresponding to modern-day Iraq, Kuwait, the northeastern section of Syria and to a much lesser extent southeastern Turkey and smaller parts of southwestern Iran. Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization in the West, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age, it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires. The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC, when it was conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC, and after his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire. Around 150 BC, Mesopotamia was under the control of the Parthians.

Definition of Mesopotamia in the English dictionary

The definition of Mesopotamia in the dictionary is a region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: site of several ancient civilizations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESOPOTAMIA


adynamia
ˌædɪˈneɪmɪə
alexithymia
ˌeɪlɛksɪˈθaɪmɪə
bonamia
bɒˈneɪmɪə
bulimia
bjuːˈlɪmɪə
Calimere
ˈkælɪmɪə
cyclothymia
ˌsaɪkləʊˈθaɪmɪə
dysthymia
dɪsˈθaɪmɪə
epithalamia
ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪə
euthymia
juːˈθɪmɪə
hypothymia
haɪpəˈθaɪmɪə
lamia
ˈleɪmɪə
limier
ˈlaɪmɪə
macadamia
ˌmækəˈdeɪmɪə
macrozamia
ˌmækrəʊˈzeɪmɪə
Namier
ˈneɪmɪə
prothalamia
ˌprəʊθəˈleɪmɪə
schizothymia
ˌskɪtsəʊˈθaɪmɪə
skimmia
ˈskɪmɪə
slimier
ˈslaɪmɪə
zamia
ˈzeɪmɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESOPOTAMIA

Mesopotamian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESOPOTAMIA

academia
Accademia
amia
anaemia
anemia
anosmia
arrhythmia
azoospermia
Bohemia
hyperglycaemia
hyperlipidaemia
hyperthermia
hypoglycaemia
hypoglycemia
hypothermia
ischemia
leukaemia
mummia
thalassaemia
viremia

Synonyms and antonyms of Mesopotamia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Mesopotamia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MESOPOTAMIA

Find out the translation of Mesopotamia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mesopotamia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mesopotamia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

美索不达米亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mesopotamia
570 millions of speakers

English

Mesopotamia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेसोपोटामिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلاد ما بين النهرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Месопотамия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mesopotâmia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেসোপটেমিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mésopotamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesopotamia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mesopotamien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メソポタミア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메소포타미아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesopotamia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lưỡng Hà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெசபடோமியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेसोपोटेमिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mezopotamya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mesopotamia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mezopotamia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Месопотамія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mesopotamia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μεσοποταμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mesopotamië
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Mesopotamien
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mesopotamia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mesopotamia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESOPOTAMIA»

The term «Mesopotamia» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.717 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MESOPOTAMIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Mesopotamia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Mesopotamia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mesopotamia

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3 QUOTES WITH «MESOPOTAMIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Mesopotamia.
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Tom Chatfield
The earliest known writing probably emerged in southern Mesopotamia around 5,000 years ago, but for most of recorded history, reading and writing remained among the most elite human activities: the province of monarchs, priests and nobles who reserved for themselves the privilege of lasting words.
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T. E. Lawrence
The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honor.
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Simon Schama
In Mesopotamia or Egypt, for example, the monarch had a god-like religious status. But this is not the case in Judaism. So that notion that religion can go on, when all the markers of power and trappings of monarchy disappear, ultimately serves the endurance of Judaism very well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESOPOTAMIA»

Discover the use of Mesopotamia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mesopotamia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization
"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about the ancient and complementary civilizations of Babylon and Assyria."—Edward B. Garside, New York Times ...
A. Leo Oppenheim, Erica Reiner, 1977
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Mesopotamia
Readers learn about life in the world's earliest civilization, known as Mesopotamia, from 6000-539 B.C.
Sunita Apte, 2011
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Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Examines original texts and artifacts to present a picture of life in ancient times.
Karen Rhea Nemet-Nejat, 1998
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Mesopotamia: Writing, Reasoning, and the Gods
Our ancestors, the Mesopotamians, invented writing and with it a new way of looking at the world. In this collection of essays, the French scholar Jean Bottero attempts to go back to the moment which marks the very beginning of history.
Jean Bottéro, 1995
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Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
This illustrated handbook describes the culture, history, and people of Mesopotamia, as well as their struggle for survival and happiness.
Stephen Bertman, 2005
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Gender and Aging in Mesopotamia: The Gilgamesh Epic and ...
Rivkah Harris’s cross-cultural and multidisciplinary approach breaks new ground in assessing Mesopotamian attitudes toward youth and mature adulthood, aging and the elderly, generational conflict, gender differences in aging, ...
Rivkah Harris, 2003
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Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives
The first general introduction to Mesopotamia that covers all four of the area's major ancient civilizations—Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia.
Jane McIntosh, 2005
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Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City
This is the first book to reveal how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon - the first true metropolis: multicultural, multi-ethnic, the last centre of a ...
Gwendolyn Leick, 2002
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The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum
A convenient, portable paperback derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.
Roger D. Woodard, 2008
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Astral Sciences in Mesopotamia
The first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the origins of the astral sciences in the Ancient Near East, offering a comprehensive reference work on all of the Mesopotamian cuneiform documents concerning astronomy.
Hermann Hunger, David Edwin Pingree, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESOPOTAMIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mesopotamia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Post Iran Deal: Time for the Israelis and the Saudis to Get Their Act …
... have helped give a rise to the IS in Mesopotamia and the Levant (although critics of the Obama Administration insist that if only Washington ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Not All Debt is Created Equal: The Silver Lining of Being in the Hole
He couldn't afford a roof over his head, and his only claim to fame was being the best-dressed homeless guy in Mesopotamia. Related Article: 5 ... «Business.com, Jul 15»
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How Turkey Really Feels About the Iran Deal
... to the Mediterranean, in Mesopotamia and the Levant. An Iran strengthened by the West will further undermine Turkey's regional standing.". «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Drakenstein's New Sire
The former star 2yo's fourth dam is former Irish Champion 2YO and blue hen mare Mesopotamia. A stud fee will be announced at a later date. «Sporting Post, Jul 15»
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Cameron could be leading us into another open-ended Middle East …
Britain, whose mishandling of the Kurdish question in post-first world war Mesopotamia has not been forgotten, will inevitably be suspected of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Why The Pig Is The Most Loved And Most Loathed Animal On The …
In the great civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, priests and rulers avoided pork at all costs. Just across the Mediterranean, however, the ... «NPR, Jul 15»
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Shady Knob Pallet Co. faces OSHA citations for 17 alleged serious …
A Mesopotamia company is facing citations for 17 alleged serious safety violations from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety ... «Crain's Cleveland Business, Jul 15»
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FORK & CORK > Swap on Map
Domestication of animals started in Upper Mesopotamia in South East Anatolia. The first wheat was cultivated in Anatolia, again in Upper ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
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Investigating the Origins of Assyrian Government
In the history of greater Mesopotamia it was the first state to achieve lasting domination and overcome particularistic tendencies. Astonishing ... «AINA, Jul 15»
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Iran Nuclear Deal: Good and Bad News for Turkey
That war, for the control of Mesopotamia, ended with the signing of the Treaty of Zuhab, leaving Mesopotamia in Ottoman hands, until the ... «Breaking Israel News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mesopotamia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mesopotamia>. Apr 2024 ».
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