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Mesopotamia

me·so·po·tamia

UK/mɛ.sə.pəˈteɪ.mɪ.ə/ US/ˌmɛsʌpʌˈteɪmiʌ/ rare obsolete slang uk

noun

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the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

Origin

From the Classical Latin Mesopotamia, from the Koine Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía), a feminine substantive form of the adjective Μεσοποτάμιος (Mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potămós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios), so called because Mesopotamia is located between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris.

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