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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Alternative spelling of assur.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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name
Synonym of Asuri (“the language of these people”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Asuri
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noun
A small Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Alternative spelling of Asura.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hinduism, India, alt-of, alternative
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noun
An evil person, a malevolent being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, derogatory
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noun
Obsolete spelling of azure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Assur, Ashur
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From Hebrew אָסוּר (asúr).
Borrowed from Hindi असुर (asur).
