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Semiramis

[ si-mir-uh-mis ]

noun

  1. a legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty.


Semiramis

/ sɛˈmɪrəmɪs /

noun

  1. SemiramisFAssyrianMISC: founder of BabylonPOLITICS: hereditary ruler the legendary founder of Babylon and wife of Ninus, king of Assyria, which she ruled with great skill after his death


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One, called the Qasr al-Nile bridge, runs past the high-rise Semiramis Hotel directly into the square.

In central Cairo on Wednesday, employees stood outside the destroyed entrance to the upscale InterContinental Semiramis Hotel.

Below are a series of tweets reflecting escalating panic from the staff of the Semiramis InterContinental Hotel.

The same day, chance had it, he received word from her, forwarded from the Semiramis Hotel in Cairo.

But how can we place any just confidence in the accounts of India derived from such expeditions as those of Cyrus and Semiramis?

Then the armies of a Semiramis even were in this canine state.

Two or three years passed thus, during which time Semiramis bore her husband two sons, Hypates and Hydaspes.

When the decisive moment arrived, Semiramis proved herself fully equal to the emergency.

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