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ZIKURAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zikurat mean?
• ZIKURAT (noun)
The noun ZIKURAT has 1 sense:
1. a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
Familiarity information: ZIKURAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
Hypernyms ("zikurat" 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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