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Urmia

[ oor-mee-uh ]

noun

  1. Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2,000 sq. mi. (5,180 sq. km).


Urmia

/ ˈɜːmɪə; ɒˈruːmiːjə /

noun

  1. Lake Urmia
    Lake Urmia a shallow lake in NW Iran, at an altitude of 1300 m (4250 ft): the largest lake in Iran, varying in area from 4000–6000 sq km (1500–2300 sq miles) between autumn and spring


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On October 2, independent sources reported another ISIS attack near Khoi city, close to Urmia.

Thousands attended the funeral of Sargent Mostafa Mohammad-Nezhad in Urmia on October 3.

As the latter does not empty itself, urmia becomes inevitable.

The effects of the opiate had passed off, but those of urmia were profound.

The symptoms of apoplexy, epilepsy, and urmia bear a resemblance to those caused by some of the poisons of the neurotic class.

It may cause a true toxmia, just as renal diseases give rise to urmia.

Billroth mentions a case in which there was complete suppression, with urmia.

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