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

The Khati had not only made considerable improvements in all military arts, but were also great and famed merchants; their emporium Carchemish had no less importance than Tyre or Carthage.

From Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa by Le Plongeon, Augustus

Necho defeated at Carchemish by Nebuchadrezzar; loss of Asiatic possessions.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)