Ziggurat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
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  • n. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also zikkurat.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    temple   
    Variant
    zikkurat   
    Hyponym
    babel    Tower of Babel   
    Form
    zigguratic    zigguratical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gauchos    terracesqualicum    characte    sequoia    ropewalk   
     
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