tepe

[tep-ee; Turkish te-pe] /ˈtɛp i; Turkish ˈtɛ pɛ/

noun

(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell ² .

Origin of tepe

< Turkish: hill

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During the whole march from tepe Ahualco, these things had been entirely neglected.

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