Nineveh
['ninivə]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq.
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Examples
- From the days of Cyrus onward Zoroastrianism had prevailed over the ancient gods of Nineveh and Babylon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Babylonian influences that had made Sardanapalus collect a great library of ancient writings in Nineveh were still at work. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Near the ruins of forgotten Nineveh he found a great Persian army, that had been gathering since the battle of Issus, awaiting him. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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