an ancient city in Assyria, near which the Battle of Arbela took place (331 bc), in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians
Modern name: Erbil
Arbela in American English
(ɑrˈbilə)
ancient city in Assyria, often erroneously identified as the site of a battle (331 b.c.) in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia: modern name Irbil