Shinar

[ shahy-nahr ]

noun
  1. 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."

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

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