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Ashur

American  
[ah-shoor, ash-er] / ˈɑ ʃʊər, ˈæʃ ər /

noun

  1. Assur.

  2. a first name.


Ashur British  
/ ˈæʃʊə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Assur

"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

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The allure is powerful, and for men, living vicariously through Nick Tarabay’s Ashur, an up-by-his-sandal-straps hero for the ages, is easy to do.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

Washington also caught a 49-yard touchdown pass from Ashur Carraha that pulled the Skyhawks to 27-24 with 4:32 remaining.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2022

Ashur offers a suave Wale who conveys both the character’s jaded self-assurance and bedrock sincerity.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022

The Assyrians held that their patron god, a god of war also called Ashur, demanded the subservience of other peoples and their respective gods.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

Faba, the ancient Aphek, not far from Tyre, in the territory of the ancient tribe of Ashur.

From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley

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