Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈs(j)uːmə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈsuːmɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Proper noun
A historical region occupied by the earliest known ancient civilization of the ancient Near East (4th to 3rd millennia BC), located in lower Mesopotamia in modern southern Iraq.
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