Nineveh

American  

[nin-uh-vuh] / ˈnɪn ə və /

noun

1. the ancient capital of Assyria: its ruins are opposite Mosul, on the Tigris River, in N Iraq.

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Nineveh British  

/ ˈnɪnɪvə /

noun

1. the ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris opposite the present-day city of Mosul (N Iraq): at its height in the 8th and 7th centuries _bc ; destroyed in 612 _bc by the Medes and Babylonians

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Other Word Forms

• Ninevite
  noun
• Ninevitical
  adjective
• Ninevitish
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Nineveh

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Nineveh province early Thursday with a delegation of ministers and security officials, state television reported.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

Nineveh province Deputy Governor Hassan al-Allaf told Reuters 113 people had been confirmed dead.

From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023

The fire broke out during a wedding in the district of Hamdaniya, southeast of the city of Mosul in the Nineveh Plain, a part of Iraq where Christians have lived for many centuries.

From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

Mashki Gate was one of the largest gates of Nineveh, an ancient Assyrian city of this part of the historic region of Mesopotamia.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Then Belet had taken me straight to a discreet boutique hotel called Nineveh, whose manager had been great friends with Ishtar.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda