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Nippur

Nippur proper noun: an ancient city in Sumer, modern Nuffar in Afak Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.

Proper noun

Nippur

  1. An ancient city in Sumer, modern Nuffar in Afak Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.

Questions about Nippur

What does Nippur mean?
Nippur means an ancient city in Sumer, modern Nuffar in Afak Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.
What part of speech is Nippur?
Nippur is a proper noun.

Words near Nippur in the dictionary

  1. Nipponophobes
  2. Nipponophobia
  3. Nipponophobic
  4. Nippori
  5. Nipps
  6. Nippur
  7. NIPPV
  8. NIPPVs
  9. nippy
  10. Nippys
  11. nipradilol

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