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Assyr

Assyr is the abbreviation of Assyrian.

Meaning of Assyrian

Noun

Assyrian (plural Assyrians)

  1. (historical) A person who resided in the ancient region on the Upper Tigris river, with capital city of Assur.
  2. (historical) A citizen of an ancient nation and empire, including the northern half of Mesopotamia, with capital city of Nineveh.
  3. A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
  4. A butterfly of the genus Terinos.

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Questions about Assyr

What is Assyr the abbreviation of?
Assyr is the abbreviation of Assyrian.

Words near Assyr in the dictionary

  1. asswipe
  2. asswipes
  3. assy
  4. assymetrical
  5. Assynt
  6. Assyr
  7. Assyr.
  8. Assyria
  9. Assyriac
  10. Assyrian
  11. Assyrian Church of the East

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