Mezopotamio

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Etymology

From Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective μεσοποτάμιος (mesopotámios, “between rivers”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mezopotaˈmio/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: Me‧zo‧po‧ta‧mi‧o

Adjective

Mezopotamio (accusative Mezopotamion)

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
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