Ishtar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪʃtɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ishtär)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Ish•tar  (ishtär),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Eastern Religionsthe Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna. Also called Mylitta. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ishtar / ˈɪʃtɑː/
  1. the principal goddess of the Babylonians and Assyrians; divinity of love, fertility, and war
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