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ziggurat

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zig·gu·rat  (zg-rt)
n.
A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
[Akkadian ziqqurratu, temple tower, from zaqru, to build high; see zqr in Semitic roots.]
ziggurat [ˈzɪgʊˌræt], zikkurat, zikurat [ˈzɪkʊˌræt]
n
(Social Science / Archaeology) a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians in Mesopotamia. The tower of Babel is thought to be one of these
[from Assyrian ziqqurati summit, height]
ziggurat - A tower in the form of a terraced pyramid.
See also related terms for tower.
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Noun1.ziggurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babyloniansziggurat - a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
zikkurat, zikurat
temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
Translations
ziggurat [ˈzɪgʊræt] N → zigurat m
ziggurat
n → Zikkur(r)at f
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