Nineveh

[ nin-uh-vuh ]

/ ˈnɪn ə və /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Nineveh

Nin·e·vite

[nin-uh-vahyt], /ˈnɪn əˌvaɪt/, nounNin·e·vit·i·cal

[nin-uh-vit-i-kuhl], /ˌnɪn əˈvɪt ɪ kəl/, adjectiveNin·e·vit·ish

[nin-uh-vahy-tish], /ˈnɪn əˌvaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective

Words nearby Nineveh

ninety-six, ninety-sixth, ninety-third, ninety-three, ninety-two, Nineveh, Ninevite, Nine Worthies, Ningbo, Ningsia, Ningxia

How to use Nineveh in a sentence

Last month, a new marauder descended on Nineveh and the nearby city of Mosul.
ISIS Is About to Destroy Biblical History in Iraq|Christopher Dickey|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the U.S. is implicated too, as Al Gharawi assumed command in Nineveh before the U.S. withdrew from Iraq.
The Monster of Mosul: How a Sadistic General Helped ISIS Win|Andrew Slater|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The town of Mosul is mentioned in the Bible, where it is known as Nineveh.
Hillary's Troubling Silence|Reza Aslan|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There was very high turnout in their provinces of Anbar, Nineveh, and Salahuddin.
Paul Bremer's Victory Lap|Tunku Varadarajan|March 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Of all these graven images existed, carved by men's hands,--some in the form of animals, like the winged bulls of Nineveh.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The men of Nineveh believed in God's mercy, and though the decree had been pronounced against them, yet they repented.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
They repented not until Jonah proclaimed to them, "Yet forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown."
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
Assur, it would seem, was a shrine long before Assyria went out of Babylon and builded Nineveh.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
For there are still sacred trees in this country—as there were in the days when the bas-reliefs of Nineveh were carved.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram

British Dictionary definitions for Nineveh

Nineveh

/ (ˈnɪnɪvə) /

noun

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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