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Nip⋅pur

[ni-poor]
–noun
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
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Nip·pur   (nĭ-pŏŏr')   
An ancient city of Babylonia on the Euphrates River southeast of Babylon. It was an important religious center in Sumerian times.
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