Nineveh
[ nin-uh-vuh ]
/ ˈnɪn ə və /
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/, adjectiveWords nearby Nineveh
ninety-six, ninety-sixth, ninety-third, ninety-three, ninety-two, Nineveh, Ninevite, Nine Worthies, Ningbo, Ningsia, Ningxia
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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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