- a variant spelling of Assur
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A•sur
(as′ər, ä′sŏŏr),USA pronunciation n.
- Eastern ReligionsAssur.
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Asur /ˈæsə/ n
As•sur
(as′ər),USA pronunciation n.
- Eastern Religionsthe god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
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Assur, Asur /ˈæsə/Asshur, Ashur /ˈæʃʊə/ n
- the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
- one of the chief cities of ancient Assyria, on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) downstream from the present-day city of Mosul
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