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Euphrates

American

[yoo-frey-teez] / yuˈfreɪ tiz /

noun

a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1,700 miles (2,735 km) long.

Euphrates British

/ juːˈfreɪtiːz /

noun

a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)

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Other Word Forms

Euphratean adjective
trans-Euphrates adjective

Example Sentences

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The major air corridor over the Euphrates Valley in Iraq was empty.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Earlier, the army took the strategic Tabqa dam on the Euphrates river.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Dozens of residents crossed the Euphrates in boats after two bridges were destroyed, while residents toppled a statue of a woman erected by Kurdish forces.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

They entered the town of Tabqa on the south-western bank of the Euphrates and nearby dam on Saturday.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Cleopatra traveled with Mark Antony as far as the Euphrates River.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

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