Ninevite

/ ˈnɪnɪˌvaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria

Example Sentences

There is first, for instance, the assuredly intended and resolute abstraction of the Ninevite and Egyptian sculptors.

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The Ninevite bull, with a human head and five legs, is a grotesque, but it is also a symbol of majesty and might.

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It would be sometimes difficult to distinguish a Ninevite man from a Ninevite beast, the dress being similar for all.

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He came down stairs, and accosted the young Ninevite, designing to console her with philosophy.

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Thus we find in the Ninevite palaces outer walls of from fifteen to five-and-twenty feet in thickness.

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