Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The principal Assyrian deity.
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- proper noun the head of the
Assyrian pantheon , later identified withAnshar - proper noun the city of
Assur - proper noun a common
given name among Assyrian people - proper noun grandson of
Noah inGenesis
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
- noun chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
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Examples
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The later name Ashur, because of its ominous character, effectually effaced the earlier one in popular thought.
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According to the Arabs, "Ashur" had four sons; Iran (father of the Furs = Persians, the Kurd, or Ghozzi, the Daylams, and the
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[The god] Ashur has established it for us, along with all the gods and the head[s] of the assembly of all the holy ones.
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Alexander continued the march south along the Tigris past Ashur and Takrit out of the highlands of Assyria into the broad and fertile land of Babylonia.
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Ashur Nick Tarabay: "He is wild, like laugh-out-loud brilliant," says Lawless.
Spartacus Roll Call: Andy Whitfield "Doing Very Well," Liam McIntyre Embraced
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Alexander continued the march south along the Tigris past Ashur and Takrit out of the highlands of Assyria into the broad and fertile land of Babylonia.
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Alexander continued the march south along the Tigris past Ashur and Takrit out of the highlands of Assyria into the broad and fertile land of Babylonia.
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When the Syrians went head-to-head, Dagan had more skill and anger over learning of Ashur's pimping betrayal, but Ashur fought dirty, blinding Dagan and rendering him useless as a gladiator.
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[The god] Ashur has established it for us, along with all the gods and the head[s] of the assembly of all the holy ones.
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He is very quiet, very considered, very well-educated, said Ashur Shamis, an exiled Libyan writer, who added that al-Nakou was a hugely respected figure among the Libyan community.
Libyan diplomats leave London as anti-Gaddafi protesters celebrate
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