Mesopotamia
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From Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía) < μέσος (mésos), “‘between’”) + ποταμός (potamós), “‘river’”), because Mesopotamia is located between rivers Euphrates and Tigris.
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- Rhymes: -eɪmiə
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Mesopotamia
- A region in Southwest Asia spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris that is the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
- The British Mandate of Mesopotamia, a League of Nations mandate from 1920 to 1932 that was the precursor to the independent state of Iraq.
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region between Euphrates and Tigris
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