Euphrates
noun
a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1,700 miles (2,735 km) long.
Euphratean
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a word derived from
Euphrates.
Example Sentences
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Before returning to the Euphratean valley let us note some facts concerning the ancient religion of PERSIA.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
If so, the continuation of Hittite history will have to be sought among the remains at Jerablus and other middle Euphratean sites, rather than in those at Boghaz Keui.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
As might be expected, the Euphratean star-gazers, like the Chinese, determined midnight by the position of the Great Bear.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
Moreover the tree or pole itself, named ashera, may well have appeared to some Euphratean people, to express the name Ashur sufficiently clear to become its symbol and “canting arms.”
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
The second woe-trumpet, it is alleged, sounded about 1281, and continuing for 391 years,—the period of the ravages by the Euphratean horsemen, ended about 1672.
From Notes on the Apocalypse by David Steele
