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Uruk

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʊrʊk

Definitions

An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.

historical

Equivalents

PortuguêsUruque
ItalianoUruk
РусскийУрук
5 more languages
العربيةالوركاء
עבריתארך
Հայերենուրուկ
日本語ウルク
한국어우루크

Examples

“[…] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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