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Ninevah

Ninevah is the alternative spelling of Nineveh.

Meaning of Nineveh

Proper noun

Nineveh

  1. (historical) The capital of ancient Assyria, now Mosul, Iraq.
  2. A governorate in Northern Iraq.

Questions about Ninevah

What is Ninevah the alternative spelling of?
Ninevah is the alternative spelling of Nineveh.

Words near Ninevah in the dictionary

  1. ninetysix
  2. ninetysomething
  3. ninetysomethings
  4. ninetythree
  5. ninetytwo
  6. Ninevah
  7. Nineveh
  8. Ninevite
  9. Ninevites
  10. Ninevitic
  11. Ninevitical

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