Mesopotamia

n. ancient country located in Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in present day Iraq)

Mesopotamia was a cradle of civilization geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq. Sumer in southern Mesopotamia is commonly regarded as the world's earliest civilization. Cities in Mesopotamia later served as capitals of the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Mitanni, Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Parthian, Sassanid and Abbasid empires. At other times, the region was ruled by foreign powers, notably the Achaemenid, Seleucid, Rashidun, Umayyad and Ottoman empires and kings.
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Noun
1. the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak
(part-meronym) Babylon
(class) Akkadian

n. Mesopotamia, ancient country located in Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in present day Iraq)

n. Mesopotamia, ancient country located in Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (in present day Iraq)