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Gaugamela

/ˌɡɔɡəˈmilə/

Gaugamela proper noun: a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

Proper noun

Gaugamela

  1. (historical) a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

Origin of Gaugamela

From Latin Gaugamēla, from Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα (Gaugámēla).

Words formed from Gaugamela

Questions about Gaugamela

What does Gaugamela mean?
Gaugamela means a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
What part of speech is Gaugamela?
Gaugamela is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gaugamela?
Gaugamela is pronounced /ˌɡɔɡəˈmilə/.

Words near Gaugamela in the dictionary

  1. gaufres
  2. gaufrette
  3. gaufrettes
  4. gaugable
  5. Gaugain
  6. Gaugamela
  7. gauge
  8. gauge block
  9. gauge blocks
  10. gauge boson
  11. gauge bosons

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