Euphrates


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Eu·phra·tes

 (yo͞o-frā′tēz)
A river of southwest Asia flowing about 2,800 km (1,740 mi) from central Turkey through Syria and into Iraq, where it joins the Tigris River to form the Shatt al Arab. Its waters were a major source of irrigation for the flourishing civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.
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Euphrates

(juːˈfreɪtiːz)
n
(Placename) a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
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Eu•phra•tes

(yuˈfreɪ tiz)

n.
a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris to form the Shatt-al-Arab near the Persian Gulf. 1700 mi. (2735 km) long.
Eu•phra′te•an, adj.
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Noun1.Euphrates - a river in southwestern AsiaEuphrates - a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
Euphrates River
Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq - a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
Syria, Syrian Arab Republic - an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
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Translations
Eufrat
Eufrat
Eufrátesz
Eufrate
ユーフラテス川
Eufrat
EufratЕуфрат
Fırat

Euphrates

[juːˈfreɪtiːz] N → Eufrates m
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Euphrates

n → Euphrat m
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With these came they, who from the bordring flood Of old EUPHRATES to the Brook that parts EGYPT from SYRIAN ground, had general Names Of BAALIM and ASHTAROTH, those male, These Feminine.
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At the mouth of the Euphrates they found a ship just about to start for Bagdad.
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"Here, then, is a puzzle for the learned," observed D'Artagnan, "until now they have never been able to agree as to the situation of Paradise; some place it on Mount Ararat, others between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates; it seems that they have been looking very far away for it, while it was actually very near.
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It is a mixture of excellent opium, which I fetched myself from Canton in order to have it pure, and the best hashish which grows in the East -- that is, between the Tigris and the Euphrates. These two ingredients are mixed in equal proportions, and formed into pills.
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"Turkey has neither time nor patience; it wants the safe zone to be built along eastern Euphrates line, along Syria, as soon as possible," Turkey's Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted him as saying at the graduation ceremony of Milli Savunma University in Istanbul.
Turkey to establish N. Syria safe zone within weeks - Erdogan
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Army dispatched a large convoy comprised of tens of heavy trucks carrying military tools and weapons to Eastern Syria to support the Kurdish militias' secessionist goals as popular protests against the Washington-backed militants have risen in Eastern Euphrates.
US Sends Massive Military Equipment to Eastern Euphrates to Support Kurdish Militias
The offensive came in response to the attacks and harassment fire of the PKK/YPG on Turkish army elements on the area of the Operation Euphrates Shield, the ministry said on Twitter.
Turkish forces hit terrorists targets in N. Syria
A Syrian government oil vessel came under attack recently while traveling through the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley.
US-backed forces attack Syrian gov't oil vessel in eastern Euphrates: video
Sergei Rudskoy, chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff, said that in addition to training militants, US-controlled entities in Syria are hijacking petroleum facilities and oil fields in the Euphrates area.
Russian General Staff: US forces train terrorists and steal oil in Euphrates area
Baghdad, (NINA) -The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has announced the surrender of some 240 members of Daesh organization to the Syrian Democratic Forces and coalition forces east of the Euphrates in Syria.
More Than 200 Militants Of Daesh Surrendered To Coalition Forces East Of Syria
Louis, MO, January 24, 2019 --(PR.com)-- Euphrates Vascular (www.euphratesvascular.com), a company focused on the treatment of vascular occlusions, recently received 510(k) clearance for sale of its ICHOR Percutaneous Reperfusion System.
Euphrates Vascular Announces FDA Clearance of the ICHOR Reperfusion System
ISTANBUL, Dec 20 (Reuters) -- Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria "will be buried in their ditches when the time comes", after President Donald Trump began what will be a total withdrawal of U.S.
Turkey says Syrian Kurdish militants will be buried in ditches -- Anadolu

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