Mesopotamia.
A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
Meaning & usage
A geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
A former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD.
The Mandate for Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932, entrusted to the United Kingdom, that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
Numerous modern-day places: A geographic region in northeast Argentina, between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers.
Numerous modern-day places: The Eaton Square district of London, England.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.? Ancient Greek ποταμός (potamós) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios) Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμῐος (mesopotámĭos) Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμίᾱ (Mesopotamíā)bor. Latin Mesopotamialbor. English Mesopotamia From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The term is used as a translation of the Biblical Hebrew נַהֲרַיִם (naharáyim), the dual form of נָהָר (nahár, “river”).
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