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1. (n.) Nineveh
the ancient capital of Assyria: ruins are opposite Mosul, on the Tigris River, in N Iraq.
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1. (noun) Nineveh
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
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1. nineveh
an exceeding great city, capital of ancient Assyria, which stood on the left bank of the Tigris, opposite the modern town of Mosul, said to have been included within a wall 60 m. long, 100 ft. high, the breadth of three chariots in width, and defended by 1500 towers each 200 ft. in height.
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