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gaugamela

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Gau⋅ga⋅me⋅la

[gaw-guh-mee-luh]
–noun
an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”
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Gau·ga·me·la   (gô'gə-mē'lə)   
An ancient village of Assyria northeast of Nineveh. Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III here in 331 B.C.
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