Euphrates

[ yoo-frey-teez ]

/ yuˈfreɪ tiz /

noun

a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.

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Eu·phra·te·an, adjective trans-Eu·phra·tes, adjective

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And then there is the ISIS video of Crawford splashing in the Euphrates as if he were a kid again.

ISIS Has a Bigger Coalition Than We Do |Michael Daly |October 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First, I sketched out a long oscillating ribbon running from the top left to the bottom right of the page: the Euphrates.

The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi |Elliot Ackerman |January 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And like civilization itself, it might all start on the banks of the Euphrates.

The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East Countries |Kenneth M. Pollack |January 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He is the author of a blog called “ From the Potomac to the Euphrates” on CFR.org.

Why Washington Can't Stop Egypt's Revolution |Steven Cook |January 29, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

How much better than thinking of it stuck fast on some wretched mound by the Euphrates, 30 feet high.

A Dweller in Mesopotamia |Donald Maxwell
The shell of Babylon, the gorgeous city which rose by Euphrates, has indeed sunk into heaps; but Babylon herself is not dead.

The Expositor's Bible |George Adam Smith
The river valley of the Tigris and Euphrates, and the valley of the Nile are wonderfully rich in historic material.

The Chautauquan, Vol. III, February 1883 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
One of these inscriptions occurs as far west as the left bank of Euphrates over against Malatia.

The Ancient East |D. G. Hogarh
The Euphrates, on the contrary, has the same country on the left.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for euphrates

Euphrates

/ (juːˈfreɪtiːz) /

noun

a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)

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