Nineveh
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- proper noun
- You don't know what Nineveh is like.
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Watch on YouTubeThe city of Nineveh was marked after Ursa Majur, the city of Asur after our tourists.
- The city of Nineveh was marked after Ursa Majur, the city of Asur after our tourists.
Examples
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The map extends just enough to show Nineveh in the far upper right corner.
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And above all, I am not going to Nineveh.
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Something about Nineveh makes you feel sad inside?
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Why on earth would I want to go to Nineveh?
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I am not going to Nineveh.
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I read he was working on a dig near Nineveh.
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People of Nineveh, I give you King Twistomer.
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Just ahead, the canyon opens up and Nineveh spreads out in front of him, under a red, hazy sky.
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This is Dr. Jennifer Halsey conducting a preliminary analysis of an Egyptian sarcophagus discovered in the Nineveh province, northern Iraq.
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The ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh was located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nineveh comes from the ancient Assyrian name Nīnawa, the name people in Mesopotamia used for the city long ago. A helpful way to remember it is that, although it looks like the number 'nine', it's actually the old proper name of the great city on the Tigris — that's why Nineveh today means that ancient capital near modern Mosul.