Nineveh

[ nin-uh-vuh ]

/ ˈnɪn ə və /

noun

the ancient capital of Assyria: its ruins are opposite Mosul, on the Tigris River, in N Iraq.

OTHER WORDS FROM Nineveh

Nin·e·vite

[nin-uh-vahyt] /ˈnɪn əˌvaɪt/, noun Nin·e·vit·i·cal

[nin-uh-vit-i-kuh l] /ˌnɪn əˈvɪt ɪ kəl/, adjective Nin·e·vit·ish

[nin-uh-vahy-tish] /ˈnɪn əˌvaɪ tɪʃ/, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for ninevite

This is the good genius that in Persian and Ninevite sculpture accompanies the king when performing any important act.

The Queer, the Quaint and the Quizzical |Frank H. Stauffer
It would be sometimes difficult to distinguish a Ninevite man from a Ninevite beast, the dress being similar for all.

A Few Words About the Devil |Charles Bradlaugh
He came down stairs, and accosted the young Ninevite, designing to console her with philosophy.

Voltaire's Romances |Franois-Marie Arouet
Thus we find in the Ninevite palaces outer walls of from fifteen to five-and-twenty feet in thickness.

A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 |Georges Perrot

Accordingly, the Ninevite sculptor, in order to make both views perfect, has given the animal five legs.

The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I |Various

British Dictionary definitions for ninevite (1 of 2)

Ninevite

/ (ˈnɪnɪˌvaɪt) /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Nineveh, the ancient capital of Assyria

British Dictionary definitions for ninevite (2 of 2)

Nineveh

/ (ˈnɪnɪvə) /

noun

the ancient capital of Assyria, on the River Tigris opposite the present-day city of Mosul (N Iraq): at its height in the 8th and 7th centuries bc; destroyed in 612 bc by the Medes and Babylonians

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