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Gaugamela

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[gaw-guh-mee-luh] / ˌgɔ gəˈmi lə /

noun

  1. an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”

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