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Shinar

/ˈʃaɪnɑːr/

Shinar proper noun: the southern region of Mesopotamia.

Proper noun

Shinar

  1. The southern region of Mesopotamia.
    • And it came to passe as they iourneyed from the East, that they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 11:2
    • In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar.2022 April 11, Jonathan Haidt, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid”, in The Atlantic

Shinar meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Shinar in Hindi

region of Mesopotamia
शिनार śinār

Shinar in Arabic

region of Mesopotamia
شِنْعَار šinʕār

Origin of Shinar

From Hebrew שנער (shin'ár).

Questions about Shinar

What does Shinar mean?
Shinar means the southern region of Mesopotamia.
What is Shinar in Hindi?
Shinar in Hindi is शिनार (śinār). See Shinar meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shinar?
Shinar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Shinar?
Shinar is pronounced /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/.

Words near Shinar in the dictionary

  1. shinais
  2. Shinall
  3. Shinalls
  4. shinanigan
  5. shinanigans
  6. Shinar
  7. Shinarump
  8. Shinault
  9. Shinaults
  10. Shinawatra
  11. shinbeam

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