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[ si-mir-uh-mis ] / sɪˈmɪr ə mɪs /
nouna legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty. Words nearby Semiramissemiprofessional, semipublic, semiquantitative, semiquaver, semiquinone, Semiramis, semireligious, semirigid, semiround, semis, semiserious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for SemiramisOne, called the Qasr al-Nile bridge, runs past the high-rise Semiramis Hotel directly into the square. Egypt’s Military Is Waiting for the Worst|Christopher Dickey, Mike Giglio|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST Below are a series of tweets reflecting escalating panic from the staff of the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel. Further Chaos in Egypt: Tweets Describe a Cairo Hotel's Terrifying Ordeal|Justin Green|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST He threatens to kill the young favorite; but Semiramis has resumed her ostentatious manner and music, and will not heed his words. Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls Ninus, the supposed founder of Nineveh, was the husband of Semiramis. Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
She wished to follow in the steps of Semiramis and Netocris, whose ancient country bordered on her own. Women of History|Anonymous This is proved by the fact that even to-day the city is called “Sham-iram-agerd” by the Armenians, meaning the city of Semiramis. Armenian Legends and Festivals|Louis A. Boettiger They entered the Senate, deliberated there, and governed the empire effectively, dreaming of Semiramis and Nitocris. English Conferences of Ernest Renan|Ernest Renan
British Dictionary definitions for Semiramis
nounthe legendary founder of Babylon and wife of Ninus, king of Assyria, which she ruled with great skill after his death Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |