Meanings
proper noun
- An ancient confederation in Anatolia.
The city of Troy was part of a small independent confederation named Assuwa that tried to resist the Hittite expansion but which eventually yielded and became a sort of vassal state to the Hittite empire.
2018 March 1, Mariacarmela Montesanto, “Fall of Troy: the legend and the facts”, in The Conversation
Origin
Transliteration of Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/). Possibly a doublet of Asia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Turkish Assuva
- AssuvaAssuwa
Cite this entry
APA
Assuwa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assuwa
MLA
“Assuwa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assuwa. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Assuwa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Assuwa.
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