Osroene

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proper noun

An ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E..

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Osrhoene · alternative Osrohene · alternative Osroëne

  1. historicalAn ancient Syriac kingdom, Roman province and historical region in northwestern Mesopotamia in modern Turkey and Syria, which enjoyed semi-autonomy to complete independence from the years of 132 B.C.E. to 244 C.E..

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὈσροηνή
  2. EnglishOsroene

From Ancient Greek Ὀσροηνή (Osroēnḗ). Compare Ὀσρόης (Osróēs) (probably a form of Χοσρόης (Khosróēs), from Iranian; see خسرو, Classical Syriac ܐܘܪܗܝ (ʾŌrhāy).

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Translations

Dutch Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom
French Osroène
  • Osroèneancient kingdom
German Osrhoene
  • Osrhoeneancient kingdom
Polish Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom
Portuguese Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom
Romanian Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom
Spanish Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom
Turkish Osroene
  • Osroeneancient kingdom

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APA

Osroene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osroene

MLA

“Osroene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osroene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Osroene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osroene.

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