Definitions for edessaɪˈdɛs ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
E•des•saɪˈdɛs ə(n.)
an ancient city in NW Mesopotamia, on the site of modern Urfa, in Turkey: an early center of Christianity.
Category: Ancient History, Geography (places), Religion
Wiktionary
Edessa(ProperNoun)
A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
Edessa(ProperNoun)
Ancient city in northwestern Mesopotamia, the capital of Osroene, on the site of modern u015Eanlu0131urfa in Turkey. Also known as Urfa.
Origin: From Ἔδεσσα.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Edessa
an ancient city in Mesopotamia; figures in early Church history, and is reputed to have contained at one time 300 monasteries; it fell into the hands of the Turks in 1515; is regarded as the sacred city of Abraham by Orientals.
Translations for edessa
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- voorAfrikaans
- أمامArabic
- предBulgarian
- à frente dePortuguese (BR)
- předCzech
- vorGerman
- foran; førDanish
- μπροστά απόGreek
- delante (de), antes (de/que)Spanish
- eesEstonian
- در جلو؛ در مقابلFarsi
- edessäFinnish
- avant, devantFrench
- לִפְנֵיHebrew
- के पहलेHindi
- ispredCroatian
- előtt (térben)Hungarian
- di mukaIndonesian
- á undanIcelandic
- davantiItalian
- ～の前方にJapanese
- …의 앞에Korean
- prieš, priešaisLithuanian
- priekšā; pa priekšuLatvian
- di depanMalay
- voorDutch
- foranNorwegian
- przedPolish
- در جلو؛ در مقابلPersian
- د مخه برخهPashto
- à frente dePortuguese
- în faţă, înaintea (...)Romanian
- перед, впередиRussian
- predSlovak
- predSlovenian
- ispredSerbian
- framför, föreSwedish
- อยู่ข้างหน้าThai
- ...-inönündeTurkish
- 在...前面Chinese (Trad.)
- передUkrainian
- سامنےUrdu
- đằng trướcVietnamese
- 在...前面Chinese (Simp.)
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