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Synonyms for ziggurat

Grammar : Noun
Spell : zig-oo-rat
Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɪg ʊˌræt

Top 10 synonyms for ziggurat
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Définition of ziggurat

Origin :
  • 1858, from Assyrian ziqquratu "height, pinnacle," from zaqaru "to be high."
  • As in building : noun constructed dwelling
  • As in steeple : noun tower
Example sentences :
  • But the things that took place on the ziggurat were invisible to them.
  • Extract from : « Istar of Babylon » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • This is the first known mention of the "horns" of a ziggurat, and the exact meaning of the word is doubtful.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • Near this arose the ziggurat or tower, and many smaller buildings, not unlike private dwellings.
  • Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
  • The ziggurat at Borsippa had a base of earthwork 272 feet on each side, and was 26 feet high.
  • Extract from : « The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) » by Various
  • Every important city had its temple, and attached to its temple its ziggurat, which was a temple-observatory.
  • Extract from : « Human Origins » by Samuel Laing
  • It rather resembles a group of exaggerated sandhills, rising at one point into a blunt pyramid, the Ziggurat.
  • Extract from : « The Cradle of Mankind » by W.A. Wigram
  • The ziggurat was surrounded by an enclosure, some 400 yards square, the ingress and egress to which was by means of bronze gates.
  • Extract from : « Mesopotamian Archaeology » by Percy S. P. Handcock
  • The ziggurat at Muḳeyyer60 (Ur) excavated by Taylor similarly appears to have been three-storied, or possibly only two-storied.
  • Extract from : « Mesopotamian Archaeology » by Percy S. P. Handcock
  • The inscribed bricks proved that this chamber, like the ziggurat itself was built by Ur-Engur.
  • Extract from : « Mesopotamian Archaeology » by Percy S. P. Handcock
  • Istar of Babylon, grant me an hour wherein I may hold speech with you—here, or without—upon the ziggurat.
  • Extract from : « Istar of Babylon » by Margaret Horton Potter
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