Usually means: Ancient Sumerian city, religious center.
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  1. Nippur: Merriam-Webster
  2. Nippur: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. Nippur: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Nippur: Wordnik
  5. Nippur: Wiktionary
  6. Nippur: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Nippur: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Nippur: Dictionary.com
  9. Nippur: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Nippur: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Nippur: Encyclopedia

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  1. Encyclopedia of the Orient (No longer online)

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  1. Archaeology Wordsmith (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  An ancient city in Sumer, modern Nuffar in Afak Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq.

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Nimrud, Nuzi, Nisibis, Sippar, Najaf, Uruk, Kufa, Anbar, Nasiriyah, Nishapur, more...

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