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Orontes
O·ron·tes
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ɔˈrɒn
tiz, oʊˈrɒn-
/
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ron
-teez, oh-
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noun
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
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Orontes
(ɒˈrɒntiːz)
—
n
Arabic name:
`Asi
a river in SW Asia, rising in Lebanon and flowing north through Syria into Turkey, where it turns west to the Mediterranean. Length: 571 km (355 miles)
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