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单词 Mesopotamia
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Definition of Mesopotamia in English:

Mesopotamia

proper nounˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪəˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə

  • An ancient region of south-western Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Its alluvial plains were the site of the civilizations of Akkad, Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

Origin

From Greek mesos 'middle' + potamos 'river'.

Rhymes

macadamia
 
 

Definition of Mesopotamia in US English:

Mesopotamia

proper nounˌmesəpəˈtāmēəˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmiə

  • An ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Its alluvial plains were the site of the civilizations of Akkad, Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

Origin

From Greek mesos ‘middle’ + potamos ‘river’.

 
 
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