Shinar

[ shahy-nahr ]

/ ˈʃaɪ nɑr /

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noun

a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.

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How to use Shinar in a sentence

You would suppose that in the whole land of Shinar no wife was ever left a widow before.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
There is none in all the land of Shinar before whom I would not rather bow down my face than the prince.
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
I am unworthy to reign in Shinar; I am unworthy even to draw bow among the sons of Ashur!
Sarchedon|G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville
So far as our materials enable us to judge, civilised man existed from the beginning in "the land of Shinar."
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

Roses hath he on his forehead, he is crowned with roses from Shinar.
Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster|F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for Shinar

Shinar

/ (ˈʃaɪnə) /

noun

Old Testament the southern part of the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, often identified with Sumer; Babylonia

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