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Noun: Euphrates  yoo'frey-teez
  1. A river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
    - Euphrates River

Type of: river

Part of: Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Republic of Turkey, Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Türkiye

Encyclopedia: Euphrates