Arbela

[ ahr-bee-luh ]

noun
  1. an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.

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British Dictionary definitions for Arbela

Arbela

/ (ɑːˈbiːlə) /


noun
  1. an ancient city in Assyria, near which the Battle of Arbela took place (331 bc), in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians: Modern name: Erbil

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