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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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
So far as the pantheon is concerned, the limitations in the development of doctrines connected with it were reached when the union of the several Euphratean states was permanently effected under Hammurabi.
From The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria by Morris Jastrow
As has been already indicated, Mr. R. Brown, jun., shows that "the Indian system of Yugas, or ages of the world, presents many features which forcibly remind us of the Euphratean scheme".
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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
Brown has suggested a correlation of the Euphratean names with those of the Greeks and moderns.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various
