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Euphrates
noun
uk /juːˈfreɪ.tiːz / us /juːˈfreɪ.t̬iːz/(alsoEuphrates River, uk /juːˌfreɪ.tiːz ˈrɪv.ər/ us /juːˌfreɪ.t̬iːz ˈrɪv.ɚ/)
a long river in western Asia that was one of the two great rivers of the ancient region of Mesopotamia: （西亚的）底格里斯河
The Garden of Eden was supposedly somewhere between the Tigris and the Euphrates. 伊甸园据说是在底格里斯河和幼发拉底河之间的某个地方。
The Tigris and Euphrates are the most dammed rivers in the world so there is tremendous water use all along them.
At their outdoor mosque along the Euphrates, a thousand people attended an afternoon sermon.
How far from the Persian Gulf do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet?
He lives in Nasiriya, a city on the Euphrates River.
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Ancient history: before 500 AD
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