Assyria
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As·syria (ə sir′ē ə)
ancient empire in SW Asia in the region of the upper Tigris River: at its height (7th cent. ), it extended from the head of the Persian Gulf to Egypt and Asia Minor: original cap. Ashur; later cap. Nineveh
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