Carchemish

American  

[kahr-kuh-mish, kahr-kee-] / ˈkɑr kə mɪʃ, kɑrˈki- /

Or Charchemish

noun

1. an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.

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Carchemish British  

/ kɑːˈkiː-, ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ /

noun

1. an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 _bc )

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Example Sentences

Ultimately he was allowed to use his fellowship money to underwrite a stint at a Hittite archaeological site in Carchemish.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015

At Carchemish, Lawrence grew devoted to a young Arab named Dahoum.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015

Gertrude Bell, the writer and political officer who would play a vital role in the creation of Iraq, found him in 1911 excavating the ancient city of Carchemish on the Syrian-Turkish border.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2010

Carchemish, the Hittite stronghold on the Euphrates, fell in b.c.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Nebuchadnezzar met and defeated Pharaoh Necho's Egyptian army at Carchemish.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various