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Circesium

Circesium proper noun: a fortress city in Mesopotamia in Roman and Islamic periods, near the junction of the Euphrates and Khabur rivers.

Proper noun

Circesium

  1. (historical) a fortress city in Mesopotamia in Roman and Islamic periods, near the junction of the Euphrates and Khabur rivers
    Synonyms:
    Qarqisiya

Synonyms of Circesium

  • Qarqisiya

Origin of Circesium

From Latin Circēsium, from circus.

Questions about Circesium

What does Circesium mean?
Circesium means a fortress city in Mesopotamia in Roman and Islamic periods, near the junction of the Euphrates and Khabur rivers.
What part of speech is Circesium?
Circesium is a proper noun.

Words near Circesium in the dictionary

  1. Circean poison
  2. circed
  3. Circensial
  4. circensian
  5. Circeo
  6. Circesium
  7. circhoral
  8. circi
  9. circinal
  10. circinate
  11. circinated

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