Mesopotamien

See also: mésopotamien and Mésopotamien

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mezopoˈtaːmi̯ən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Mesopotamien n

1. (history) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)

   Synonym: Zweistromland

2. (history) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)

   Synonym: Zweistromland

Further reading

• “Mesopotamien” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Swedish

Proper noun

Mesopotamien ? (genitive Mesopotamiens)

1. (history) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)

   Synonym: Tvåflodslandet

2. (history) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)

   Synonym: Tvåflodslandet