Ak·kad also Ac·cad ( k d , äkäd)1. An ancient region of Mesopotamia occupying the northern part of Babylonia. It reached the height of its power in the third millennium b.c. 2. also A·ga·de (  -gäd) An ancient city of Mesopotamia and capital of the Akkadian empire. |
Akkad, Accad [ˈækæd]
n
1. (Placename) a city on the Euphrates in N Babylonia, the centre of a major empire and civilization (2360-2180 bc) Ancient name Agade [əˈgɑːdɪ əˈgeɪdɪ]
2. (Placename) an ancient region lying north of Babylon, from which the Akkadian language and culture is named
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