Ninevite

British  

/ ˈnɪnɪˌvaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria

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Example Sentences

The first day dawned in Egypt and Assyria, and its works lie buried in the tombs of prehistoric Pharaohs and Ninevite kings.

From Fra Bartolommeo by Kendrick, Flora

Here Philistine, Damascene, Ninevite and Babylonian had halted; here Egyptian, Bedouin, Arabian and the dweller of the desert had paused.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

From many of the illustrations we have given, it will be seen that the Ninevite architects had no objection to windows, provided they could be placed in the upper part of the wall.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

The Ninevite contracts and letters of the Sargonid Dynasty are well marked as separate from the foregoing.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

Simon, the Ninevite, came to me, and promised me his service into Persia.

From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)