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Euphrates

American  
[yoo-frey-teez] / yuˈfreɪ tiz /

noun

  1. 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. 1,700 miles (2,735 km) long.

Euphrates British  
/ juːˈfreɪtiːz /

noun

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • Euphratean adjective
  • trans-Euphrates adjective

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