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Assyria

Middle English, from Latin Assyria, from Greek Assyria, short for Assyria ge "the Assyrian land," from fem. of Assyrios "pertaining to Assyria," from Akkadian Ashshur, name of the chief city of the kingdom and also of a god, probably from Assyrian sar "prince." Compare Syria. Related: Assyrian.

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Definitions of Assyria from WordNet

Assyria (n.)
an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq;
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