Euphrates

n. river in southwest Asia

For the song "River Euphrates" by the Pixies, see Surfer Rosa.The Euphrates (IPA: /juːˈfreɪtiːz/) (Turkish: Fırat, Assyrian: ܦܪܬ) is the western of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia (the other being the Tigris) which flows from Anatolia, Turkey.
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Noun
1. a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
(synonym) Euphrates River
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) Turkey, Republic of Turkey

n. Euphrates, river in southwest Asia

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Euphrates; (river)