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ZIGGURAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ziggurat mean? 

ZIGGURAT (noun)
  The noun ZIGGURAT has 1 sense:

1. a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babyloniansplay

  Familiarity information: ZIGGURAT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ZIGGURAT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ziggurat; zikkurat; zikurat

Hypernyms ("ziggurat" is a kind of...):

temple (an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes)

Instance hyponyms:

Babel; Tower of Babel ((Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another)


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