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Nabataea

Nabataea proper noun: the Nabataean Kingdom; the land of the Arab Nabataeans, in present-day Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.

Proper noun

Nabataea

  1. (historical) The Nabataean Kingdom; the land of the Arab Nabataeans, in present-day Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
    • Germanicus met with the legate (governor) of Syria, the king of Nabataea and ambassadors from the king of Parthia, whose kingdom lay to the east of Palestine.1999, James S. Jeffers, The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era, InterVarsity Press (IVP Academic), page 118
    • The marriage had settled long-running conflicts between his^([Herod Antipas's]) kingdom and Nabataea. Maintaining reasonable relations with Nabataea suited the Romans.2012, Tobias Churton, The Mysteries of John the Baptist, Simon and Schuster, unnumbered page
    Synonyms:
    Nabataean Kingdom, Kingdom of Nabataea

Synonyms of Nabataea

  • Nabataean Kingdom
  • Kingdom of Nabataea

Forms of Nabataea

alternative formNabatea

Questions about Nabataea

What does Nabataea mean?
Nabataea means the Nabataean Kingdom; the land of the Arab Nabataeans, in present-day Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria.
What part of speech is Nabataea?
Nabataea is a proper noun.

Words near Nabataea in the dictionary

  1. Nabari
  2. nabarlek
  3. nabarleks
  4. Nabas
  5. Nabasagan
  6. Nabataea
  7. Nabataean
  8. Nabataeans
  9. Nabatea
  10. Nabatean
  11. Nabateans

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