Euphrates

[ yoo-frey-teez ]

/ yuˈfreɪ tiz /

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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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Euphrates

Eu·phra·te·an, adjectivetrans-Eu·phra·tes, adjective

Words nearby Euphrates

euphoric, euphorigenic, euphotic, euphotic zone, euphrasy, Euphrates, Euphrates River, euphroe, Euphrosyne, Euphues, euphuism

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How to use Euphrates in a sentence

And then there is the ISIS video of Crawford splashing in the Euphrates as if he were a kid again.
ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do|Michael Daly|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, I sketched out a long oscillating ribbon running from the top left to the bottom right of the page: the Euphrates.
The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Countries|Kenneth M. Pollack|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is the author of a blog called “ From the Potomac to the Euphrates” on CFR.org.
Why Washington Can't Stop Egypt's Revolution|Steven Cook|January 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Why did he quit the fruitful banks of the Euphrates for a spot so remote, so barren, and so stony as Sichem?
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Two famous springs at modern Hit, on the Euphrates, have been drawn upon from time immemorial.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
Originally Ea appears to have been a fish--the incarnation of the spirit of, or life principle in, the Euphrates River.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
Certain beliefs, and the myths which were based upon them, are older than even the civilization of the Tigro-Euphrates valley.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
Was there not the Euphrates, was there not the Tigris, the Aranes?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

British Dictionary definitions for Euphrates

Euphrates

/ (juːˈfreɪtiːz) /

noun

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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