Euphrates
[yoo-frey-teez]
- 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. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
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Contemporary Examples
And then there is the ISIS video of Crawford splashing in the Euphrates as if he were a kid again.
First, I sketched out a long oscillating ribbon running from the top left to the bottom right of the page: the Euphrates.
And like civilization itself, it might all start on the banks of the Euphrates.
The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East CountriesKenneth M. Pollack
January 31, 2012
He is the author of a blog called “ From the Potomac to the Euphrates” on CFR.org.
Historical Examples
The Sumerians take possession of the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
Between the Euphrates and the trench was a narrow passage, twenty feet only in breadth.
AnabasisXenophon
On board the Euphrates Wickham had been abnormally interested in Cressley.
A Master of MysteriesL. T. Meade
He retreated to Kurna, where the Tigris joins the Euphrates.
Their general had only a small body-guard as he fled toward the Euphrates.
Peter the HermitDaniel A. Goodsell
Euphrates
- a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
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Word Origin and History for euphrates
Euphrates
Old English Eufrate, from Greek Euphrates, from Old Persian Ufratu, perhaps from Avestan huperethuua "good to cross over," from hu- "good" + peretu- "ford." But Kent says "probably a popular etymologizing in O.P. of a local non-Iranian name" ["Old Persian," p.176]. In Akkadian, purattu.
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