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Noun: Mesopotamia  ,me-su-pu'tey-mee-u
  1. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq and Syria, site of several ancient civilizations including Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria
    "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"

Type of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region

Part of: Al-Iraq, Irak, Iraq, Republic of Iraq

Encyclopedia: Mesopotamia, OH