Transeuphratean

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Etymology

From Latin Trānseuphrātaeus +‎ -an. By surface analysis, trans- +‎ Euphratean.

Adjective

Transeuphratean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the lands west of the Euphrates that were incorporated into the Assyrian, Babylonian and later Achaemenid province of Eber-Nari (from Akkadian meaning 'Beyond the River, i.e. the Euphrates').
    • 1848, Dissertations on the Genuineness of Daniel[1], page 504:
      The reference to the Transeuphratean nations is much more likely […]
    • 1955, André Parrot, The Temple of Jerusalem, page 70:
      […] Transeuphratean satrapy […]
    • 1956, Arnold Joseph Toynbee, A Study of History[2], volume 6, page 198:
      […] Transeuphratean conquests […]

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