noun
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
• Members of this Region:
↑Akkadian, ↑Assyrian Akkadian, ↑Assyrian, ↑Babylon, ↑Apsu, ↑Aruru, ↑Dagan, ↑Ea, ↑Ereshkigal, ↑Eresh-kigal, ↑Ereshkigel, ↑Namtar, ↑Namtaru, ↑Nergal, ↑Ningal, ↑Sin, ↑Tiamat
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographical area, ↑geographic area, ↑geographical region, ↑geographic region
• Part Holonyms: ↑Iraq, ↑Republic of Iraq, ↑Al-Iraq, ↑Irak
Useful english dictionary. 2012.