Tweestromenland

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of twee stromen (“two rivers”) +‎ land (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʋeːˈstroː.mə(n)ˌlɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: Twee‧stro‧men‧land

Proper noun

Tweestromenland n

  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)
    Synonym: Mesopotamië
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)
    Synonym: Mesopotamië
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