Nineveh

[nin-uh-vuh]

noun

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

Nineveh

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• Ninevite noun
• Ninevitical adjective
• Ninevitish adjective

Example Sentences

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

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Security forces have so far arrested nine workers at the hall as part of their investigation, according to the Nineveh Operations Command.

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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.

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The fire happened in Iraq’s Nineveh province in its Hamdaniya area, authorities said.

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The fire happened in Iraq’s Nineveh province, authorities said.

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