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Akkad

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Ak·kad also Ac·cad  (kd, 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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