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Ararat

[ ar-uh-rat ]

noun

  1. a mountain in E Turkey, near the borders of Iran and Armenia: traditionally considered the landing place of Noah's Ark. 16,945 feet (5,165 meters).


Ararat

/ ˈærəˌræt /

noun

  1. an extinct volcanic mountain massif in E Turkey: two main peaks; Great Ararat 5155 m (16 916 ft), said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood (Genesis 8:4), and Little Ararat 3914 m (12 843 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Ararat

  1. The mountain upon which Noah 's ark came to rest as the waters of the great flood receded. ( See Noah and the Flood .)
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The California Department of Public Health investigated two deaths of Ararat Nursing Facility residents, one of whom died in March, the other in June.

Ararat, an elementary school, has shared a campus with an L.A.

Earlier, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said his country remained ready to participate in such a meeting.

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