English Explanatory Dictionary

Ninevite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of Nineveh.
  2. Synonym of Assyrian script.
adj
  1. Related to Nineveh.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪnəvaɪt/ /ˈnɪnɪvaɪt/

Word forms

Ninevite Ninevites more Ninevite most Ninevite

Etymology

From Old English Niniuete, from Latin Ninivita; by surface analysis, Nineveh + -ite.

Synonyms

Assyrian script

Derived words

Ninevitic Ninevitical Ninevitish
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