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Sumer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːmə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′mər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Su•mer  (so̅o̅′mər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient History, Archaeology, Place Namesan ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000b.c., by the Babylonians;
    a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sumer /ˈsuːmə/ n
  1. the S region of Babylonia; seat of a civilization of city-states that reached its height in the 3rd millennium bc
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