Etymology

Gaugamela

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Today it means: a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III Full definition →

Latin Gaugamēla ← Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΓαυγάμηλα
  2. Latin · derived fromGaugamēla
  3. English todayGaugamela

From Latin Gaugamēla, from Ancient Greek Γαυγάμηλα (Gaugámēla).

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