Zikurat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ziggurat. alt-of, alternative

    "It had two zikurats, of which that on the north may, as Andrae supposes, have been dedicated to Anu, and that on the south to Adad."

  2. 2
    a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians wordnet

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zigguratzigguratzikkurat

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"It had two zikurats, of which that on the north may, as Andrae supposes, have been dedicated to Anu, and that on the south to Adad."

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