Euphrates River
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- proper noun
- /juːˈfreɪtɪs ˈrɪvər/
:
río Éufrates
- On 13 January 1990, Turkey temporarily intervened in the flow of the Euphrates River in order to fill the Atatürk Reservoir.
- Tigris and Euphrates River
- Euphrates River Basin
Examples
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Such discoveries are unusual; the only undisputed early Christian worship site is at Dura Europas, on the Euphrates River in modern Syria, which was excavated in the 1920s and '30s by French and American teams.
Academic text (2007) -
But I remind the reader that the history of the Jordan waters conflict suggests that states engaged in protracted conflict of the sort that persists in the Jordan and Euphrates River basins are not likely to agree to share water resources cooperatively in the absence of a solution to their political conflict.
Academic text (1995) -
In the second section, I focus on the Jordan and Euphrates River basins.
Academic text (1995) -
As for the Euphrates River basin, the water dispute remains at an impasse.
Academic text (1995) -
Traditionally, the Euphrates River is associated with fertility and plenitude.
Academic text (1997) -
Another crisis occurred in 1996 after Turkey started the construction of the Birecik Dam on the Euphrates River.
Academic text (2008) -
When the sixth angel emptied its bowl, the water drained from the Euphrates River.
Academic text (2015) -
As for Iraq, almost two-thirds of the country is desert; thus, agricultural production is highly dependent upon the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers for irrigation water.
Academic text (1995) -
The Parthian and Sasanid regimes restricted trade destined for Mediterranean entrepots to carefully controlled exchange points along the Euphrates River.
Academic text (2007) -
Throughout history, many civilizations have flourished along the Euphrates River in ancient Mesopotamia.
Synonyms
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A large river in southwest Asia that flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and gives water for farming
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a literal place-name formed by a proper noun plus the noun 'river'; if a B1 learner knows the constituents ('Euphrates' as a named river or place and 'river' as a watercourse) they can immediately infer it refers to that specific river. The construction is compositional and follows a universal toponymic pattern (proper name + geographic feature), so it is predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Euphrates River may come from very old words used by the people who lived along it. The word Euphrates likely meant 'that which carries' or 'good to cross', which fits the river's role of carrying water, people and goods and helping cities grow.