Urmia
[oo r-mee-uh]
- Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
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Also called Lake Urumiyeh.
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Examples from the Web for urmia
Contemporary Examples
On October 2, independent sources reported another ISIS attack near Khoi city, close to Urmia.
Thousands attended the funeral of Sargent Mostafa Mohammad-Nezhad in Urmia on October 3.
Historical Examples
As the latter does not empty itself, urmia becomes inevitable.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916Olga Metchnikoff
The effects of the opiate had passed off, but those of urmia were profound.
It may cause a true toxmia, just as renal diseases give rise to urmia.
The symptoms of apoplexy, epilepsy, and urmia bear a resemblance to those caused by some of the poisons of the neurotic class.
Memoranda on PoisonsThomas Hawkes Tanner
Billroth mentions a case in which there was complete suppression, with urmia.
Urmia
Orumiyeh (Persian ɒˈruːmiːjə)
- Lake Urmia a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring
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