Fertile Crescent
UK/ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈkɹɛsənt//ˈfɝːtəl ˈkɹɛsənt/
Fertile Crescent proper noun: a crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.
Proper noun
the Fertile Crescent
- A crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.
- This great semicircle, for lack of a name, may be called the fertile crescent.1914, James Harvey Robinson, James Henry Breasted, Charles Austin Beard, Outlines of European History: Earliest man, the Orient, Greece, and Rome
- The Fertile Crescent has always been in close touch with the other parts of the Middle East: Turkey, Iran, the Arabian peninsula, and Egypt.1988, Charles Issawi, The Fertile Crescent, 1800-1914: A Documentary Economic History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3
Fertile Crescent meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
Fertile Crescent in Tamil
- பிறைவடிவச் செழுநிலம்
Fertile Crescent in Arabic
- crescent-shaped arc of fertile land
- الهِلَال الخَصِيب al-hilāl al-ḵaṣīb
Fertile Crescent in Persian
- crescent-shaped arc of fertile land
- هلال حاصلخیز helâl-e hâselxiz
Origin of Fertile Crescent
Coined by University of Chicago archaeologist James Henry Breasted.
Questions about Fertile Crescent
- What does Fertile Crescent mean?
- Fertile Crescent means a crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.
- What is Fertile Crescent in Tamil?
- Fertile Crescent in Tamil is பிறைவடிவச் செழுநிலம். See Fertile Crescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Fertile Crescent?
- Fertile Crescent is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Fertile Crescent?
- Fertile Crescent is pronounced /ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈkɹɛsənt/ (UK).
Words near Fertile Crescent in the dictionary
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