Uruk

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(o̅o̅rŏŏk)


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U•ruk  (o̅o̅rŏŏk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Archaeology, Ancient History, Place Namesan ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq, near the Euphrates, important before 2000b.c.: exclusive archaeological excavations, notably of a ziggurat and of tablets with very early Sumerian script. Biblical name, Erech. 

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