Assyria

In English

Origin: From Latin Assyria, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία ‎(Assuría), from Akkadian 𒀸𒋗𒁺𐎹 ‎(Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 ‎(Aššur, “Assur”), its original capital.

Meaning(s):

-A Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia (present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history