Carchemish


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Car·che·mish

 (kär′kə-mĭsh′, kär-kē′mĭsh)
An ancient Hittite and Assyrian city on the Euphrates River in present-day southern Turkey. Nebuchadnezzar II defeated the Egyptians here in 605 bc.
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Carchemish

(ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ; kɑːˈkiː-)
n
(Placename) an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 bc)
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Car•chem•ish

(ˈkɑr kə mɪʃ, kɑrˈki-)

n.
an ancient city in what is now S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: a chief Hittite city.
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