Orontes

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɒˈrɒntiːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ô ron′tēz, ō ron′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
O•ron•tes  (ô ron′tēz, ō ron′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 mi. (405 km) long.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Orontes /ɒˈrɒntiːz/ n
  1. a river in SW Asia, rising in Lebanon and flowing north through Syria into Turkey, where it turns west to the Mediterranean. Length: 571 km (355 miles)Arabic name: `Asi
'Orontes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Antioch - `Asi - Hama - Homs - Seleucia

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