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Zikkurat
see synonyms of zikkuratNoun
1. ziggurat, zikkurat, zikurat
a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
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Zikkurat
see synonyms of zikkuratnoun
a type of rectangular temple tower or tiered mound erected by the Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians in Mesopotamia. The tower of Babel is thought to be one of these
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Zikkurat
see synonyms of zikkurat noun
a temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, in the form of a terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it
: also ˈzikkurat (ˈzɪkʊræt
; zikˈoorat)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.