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Ur

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Ur (geographical name)
  2. ur- (prefix)
  3. ur- (combining form)
  4. ur- (combining form)

Ur

geographical name \ˈər, ˈu̇r\

Definition of UR

city of ancient Sumer; site in S Iraq NW of Basra

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