Nimrud

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɪmˈruːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nim ro̅o̅d′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Nim•rud  (nim ro̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Archaeology, Place Namesmodern name of the site of the ancient city of Kalakh.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Nimrud /nɪmˈruːd/ n
  1. an ancient city in Assyria, near the present-day city of Mosul (Iraq): founded in about 1250 bc and destroyed by the Medes in 612 bc; excavated by Sir Austen Henry Layard
'Nimrud' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Layard - Kalakh

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