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   Mesopotamia

   /ˌmɛsəpəˈteɪmɪə/

   • 1. an ancient region of south-western Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Its alluvial plains were the site of the civilizations of Akkad, Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

   Word Origin from Greek mesos ‘middle’ + potamos ‘river’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • M

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