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Mountain range in Western Asia
The Zagros Mountains are a mountain range in West Asia spanning Iran, northern Iraq, and southeastern Turkey. The mountain range has a total length of
Zagros_Mountains
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion in western Asia
eastern Turkey and northern Iraq to southern Iran. The Zagros Mountains are a belt of folded mountains formed by the collision of the African Plate with the
Zagros Mountains forest steppe
Zagros_Mountains_forest_steppe
Mountains formed by compressive crumpling of the layers of rock
the Zagros Mountains – A series of elongated anticlinal domes, mostly formed as detachment folds over underlying thrusts in the foreland of the Zagros collisional
Fold_mountains
Species of lizard
Zagros Mountains lacerta, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Iran. I. zagrosica occurs in the central Zagros Mountains
Iranolacerta_zagrosica
Geological feature in Asia
Arabian plate and the Indian plate. The plateau is situated between the Zagros Mountains to the west, the Caspian Sea and the Köpet Dag to the north, the Armenian
Iranian_plateau
Southwestern Iranian languages of the Zagros Mountains
Persian. It belongs to the “Perside southern Zagros group” (as opposed to Kurdish dialects of northern Zagros), and is lexically similar to modern Persian
Luri_language
River system in the Middle East
central Iraq. Other tributaries join the Tigris from sources in the Zagros Mountains to the east. The rivers flow in a south-easterly direction through
Tigris–Euphrates_river_system
Historical region of West Asia
neighbouring steppes to the west of the Euphrates and the western part of the Zagros Mountains are also often included under the wider term Mesopotamia. A further
Mesopotamia
Combat search and rescue operation during the 2026 Iran War
aircraft. The weapon systems officer (WSO) escaped in the area of the Zagros Mountains, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), U.S. combat search
2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran
2026_United_States_F-15E_rescue_operation_in_Iran
Subrange of the Zagros mountains in Kurdistan
of Kurdistan near the Iran-Iraq border. The region belongs to the Zagros mountain range and is difficult to access, with extremely rugged terrain. The
Qandil_Mountains
Mountain range in southern Turkey
Mountains form an arc around the Gulf of Antalya. It includes the Akdağlar, Bey Mountains, Katrancık Mountain, Kuyucak Mountains, and Geyik Mountains
Taurus_Mountains
First period of the Cenozoic Era
zircon provenance record of the Zagros mountain building from the Neotethys obduction to the Arabia–Eurasia collision, NW Zagros fold–thrust belt, Kurdistan
Paleogene
Mountain in Iran housing a suspected nuclear facility
Pickaxe Mountain (Persian: کوه کلنگگزلا, romanized: Kūh-e Kolang Gaz Lā) is a mountain in the Zagros Mountains in Isfahan province, Iran, about 1.5 kilometres
Pickaxe_Mountain
Mountain system at the intersection of Europe and Asia
Mount and Acheshbok Mount, Russia Bolshoy Tkhach Park, Russia Zagros Mountains Black Mountains Native names: Georgian: კავკასიონი, romanized: k'avk'asioni
Caucasus_Mountains
Country in West Asia
Many Middle Paleolithic sites have been discovered, mainly in the Zagros Mountains in western Iran and some sites associated with Neanderthals. The Zarzian
Iran
Ancient Iranian people
neighbors to the west.[citation needed] At the start of the Iron Age, Zagros Mountains and the Iranian Plateau were politically fragmented in the extreme
Medes
Extinct unclassified language of the Near East
the 22nd century BCE. The Gutians lived in the territory between the Zagros Mountains and the Tigris. Nothing is known about the language except its existence
Gutian_language
Mountain in Iraq
ridge in northeast Iraq. The westernmost ripple of the Zagros Mountains, the Hamrin mountains extend from the Diyala Governorate bordering Iran, northwest
Hamrin_Mountains
Geologic zone
The Zagros fold and thrust belt (Zagros FTB) is an approximately 1,800-kilometre (1,100 mi) long zone of deformed crustal rocks, formed in the foreland
Zagros_fold_and_thrust_belt
Russia Verkhoyansk Range, Russia Western Ghats, India Zagros Mountains, Iran, Iraq Zambales Mountains, Philippines Zamboanga Cordilleras, Philippines Alps
List_of_mountain_ranges
Ancient state in West Asia
preceding the powerful Achaemenid Empire. The frequent interference in the Zagros Mountains by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, located in Upper Mesopotamia, led to the
Median_kingdom
Species of rodent
The Zagros Mountains mouse-like hamster (Calomyscus bailwardi) is a relatively little-known rodent which was the first species of mouse-like hamster to
Zagros Mountains mouse-like hamster
Zagros_Mountains_mouse-like_hamster
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
continental mountain ranges are associated with thrusting and folding or orogenesis. Examples are the Balkan Mountains, the Jura and the Zagros mountains. When
Mountain_formation
People of the ancient Near East
kašši) were a people of the ancient Near East, originating from the Zagros Mountains. They controlled Babylonia under the Kassite Dynasty after the fall
Kassites
Iranian anesthesiologist and hostage-taker
eventually escaped in a five-hundred-mile (800 km) journey over the snowy Zagros Mountains into Turkey with help from many Iranians. After returning home, Betty
Sayyed_Bozorg_Mahmoody
Anatolian montane steppe (Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan) Zagros Mountains forest steppe (Iran, Iraq, Turkey) Central Anatolia Kura-South Caspian
List_of_ecoregions_in_Turkey
Paleozoic development and comprises the Zagros folded belt, southern and southwestern parts of the Zagros Mountains. This section made a part of the Arabian
Geology_of_Iran
Area around the Fertile Crescent of Southwest Asia
Crescent of Southwest Asia, including the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, the Taurus Mountains, and the highland parts of the Levant. The Hilly Flanks
Hilly_Flanks
Minor tectonic plate
and mountain ranges extending in the west from the Pyrenees, crossing Southern Europe to Iranian plateau, forming the Alborz and the Zagros Mountains, to
Arabian_plate
Bronze and Iron Age people of the Zagros Mountains
The Turukkaeans were a Bronze and Iron Age people of the Zagros Mountains. Their endonym has sometimes been reconstructed as Tukri. Turukkum was regarded
Turukkaeans
River in Iran, Iraq
providing water for irrigation and generating hydroelectricity. The Zagros Mountains have been populated since at least the Lower Palaeolithic, but the
Little_Zab
Type of massive terraced structure of ancient Mesopotamia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Ziggurat
Ancient city, capital of the Median Empire
during the Seleucid and Sasanian empires. Ecbatana was located in the Zagros Mountains, the east of central Mesopotamia, on Hagmatana Hill (Tappe-ye Hagmatāna)
Ecbatana
Assyrian history (911–609 BCE)
campaigns included three wars against the kingdom of Zamua in the eastern Zagros Mountains, repeated campaigns against Nairi and Urartu in the north, and, most
Neo-Assyrian_Empire
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
followed by attacks by the language isolate speaking Gutians from the Zagros Mountains to the northeast. Sumer rose up again with the Third Dynasty of Ur
Babylonia
Neolithic archaeological site in Iran
an aceramic Neolithic archaeological site in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains in Iran, about 200 m (656 ft) from the right bank of the Konjan Cham
Chogha_Golan
Subspecies of goat
native to the montane forested areas in the Anatolia, Caucasus and the Zagros Mountains. The male bezoar ibex, which weighs around 60 kg (130 lb), is known
Bezoar_ibex
Mountain in Iran
Alvand (Persian: الوند) is a subrange of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran located 10 km (6.2 miles) south of the city of Hamadan in Hamadan province
Alvand
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
Iraq provides electricity to Baghdad. Armenian highlands Mountains of Ararat Zagros Mountains "Euphrates River | Definition, Location, & Facts | Britannica"
Euphrates
2nd millennium BCE empire in Babylonia
was not long before Hammurabi's armies took Assyria and parts of the Zagros Mountains. Eventually in 1761 BC, Babylon gained control over Mari, making up
Old_Babylonian_Empire
History of lands by the Tigris and Euphrates
Aurignacian specific to the Zagros. In the eyes of the researcher Marcel Otte, all the Aurignacian material from the Zagros seems to assume a continuity
Prehistory_of_Mesopotamia
American author and public speaker (born 1945)
daughter. The book details her 500 miles (800 km) escape over the snowy Zagros Mountains into Turkey, and the help she received from many Iranians. After returning
Betty_Mahmoody
People of ancient west Asia
include all foreigners from northwestern Ancient Iran, between the Zagros Mountains and the Tigris River. Various tribes and places to the east and northeast
Gutians
2018 aviation accident in Iran
the Zagros Mountains.[failed verification] Mount Dena, the location of the crash site, is actually a mountain range within the Zagros Mountains; it is
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
Iran_Aseman_Airlines_Flight_3704
Mountain pass in Kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad and Fars
provinces of Iran, passing south of the Kuh-e-Dinar massif, part of the Zagros Mountains. The pass controls the link between the shore and the central part
Persian_Gates
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
main roads. The chief threat seemed to be coming from the northern Zagros Mountains, the Lulubis and the Gutians. A campaign against the Lullubi led to
Akkadian_Empire
Tribal confederation based in Zagros mountains
confederation of non-Iranian semi-nomadic people who lived somewhere in the Zagros Mountains. They were classified by Nearchus as among the four predatory peoples
Uxii
Iraqi- Kurdish site of Neanderthal remains
Arabic: كَهَف شانِدَر) is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the Zagros Mountains in the Erbil Governorate of Kurdistan Region in northern
Shanidar_Cave
Iranian settlement, 8200-7600 BCE
in the Harsin County in east of Kermanshah Province, in the central Zagros Mountains. First discovered in 1965, it was excavated by Canadian archaeologist
Ganj_Dareh
Rashidun Caliphate's conquest of the Sasanian Empire
west of modern-day Iran.[citation needed] For the next six years, the Zagros Mountains, a natural barrier, marked the political boundary between the Rashidun
Muslim_conquest_of_Persia
Transition in human history from hunter-gatherer to settled peoples
graves at Mehrgarh bear strong resemblance to those at Ali Kosh in the Zagros Mountains of southern Iran. Despite their scarcity, the Carbon-14 and archaeological
Neolithic_Revolution
Ancient tribal kingdom
kingdom/chiefdom (860-600 BC). in Iron Age period in the central western Zagros mountains of Iran, frequently attested in Neo-Assyrian records. Parsua appears
Parsua
Leeward side of a mountain range
rain-shadowed by the Judaean Mountains.[citation needed] The Dasht-i-Lut in Iran is in the rain shadow of the Elburz and Zagros Mountains and is one of the most
Rain_shadow
First known Mesopotamian religion
the living. The entrance to Kur was believed to be located in the Zagros Mountains in the far east. It had seven gates, through which a soul needed to
Sumerian_religion
incomplete list of notable mountains on Earth, sorted by elevation in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high, with at
List of mountains by elevation
List_of_mountains_by_elevation
Mythological realm
of his deeds say that Gilgamesh traveled east, presumably, to the Zagros Mountains of Iran (ancient Elam) to the cedar forest, yet the later more extensive
Cedar_Forest
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to
Persian_Gulf
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
people were a group of semi nomadic peoples who originated from the Zagros Mountains of northeastern Mesopotamia. The Gutian Dynasty rose to prominence
Sumer
Tribe in historic Persia near Mount Zagros
romanized: Kýrtioi, Latin: Cyrtii) were an ancient tribe in historic Iran near the Zagros Mountains. Based on their name, it has been suggested that they may be ancestors
Cyrtians
Television channel
2021. "تردد قناه Zagros TV الجديد على النايل سات 2017 / 2018". Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18. "Zagros TV ZINDÎ پەخشی راستەوخۆی
Zagros_TV
King of Assyria
Anatolia in the north, the Khabur delta and Hassakeh region to the west, Zagros Mountains to the east and central Mesopotamia to the south. The reclaimed territory
Ashur-dan_II
Mountain range in Iran
صلوات آباد) is a mountain in the west part of Sanandaj city, Kurdistan province, western Iran. It is one a subrange of Zagros Mountains in the west of Iran
Salavatabad_(mountain)
plain, and branching off from the Zagros Mountains under the names of Sarazur, Hamrin Mountains and Sinjar Mountains. The numerous remains of old habitations
Geography_of_Mesopotamia
Northern part of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
extends south from the mountains of Anatolia, east from the hills on the left bank of the Euphrates river, west from the mountains on the right bank of
Upper_Mesopotamia
Genus of flowering plants in the sumac family Anacardiaceae
terebinth resin was widely used as a preservative in ancient wine. In the Zagros Mountains of Iran, in one of the earliest examples of winemaking, archaeologists
Pistacia
neighbouring steppes to the west of the Euphrates and the western part of the Zagros Mountains are also often included under the wider term Mesopotamia. A further
History_of_Mesopotamia
Mountain on the Iran–Iraq border
ئیبراهیم, Persian: کوه حاجی ابراهیم) is a mountain of the Qandil Mountains, a subrange of the Zagros Mountains. The peak is located in Borders of Parts
Kuh-e_Haji_Ebrahim
Iron-Age kingdom of the ancient Near East
Caucasus Mountains south towards the Zagros Mountains in northern Iraq. More specifically, Urartu was an area directly surrounded by the mountain chains
Urartu
Babylonian kings
unknown, although it has been suggested that they originated in the Zagros Mountains. It took their kings more than a century to consolidate their power
Kassite_dynasty
Primeval sea in Mesopotamian mythology
west to east, where he begins to rise again between the peaks of the Zagros Mountains. Abzû in Sumerian is also called engar (cuneiform: 𒇉, LAGAB×HAL);
Abzu
River in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria
dam on Tigris in Turkey List of places in Iraq Mountains of Ararat Geography of Iraq Zagros Mountain Stone, Michael E.; Topchyan, Aram (2022). Jews in
Tigris
Flow of solid salt on Earth's surface
halite might also be present on Mercury. The salt glaciers of the Zagros Mountains in Iran are halite, whereas the salt glacier of Lüneburg Kalkberg,
Salt_glacier
Ediacaran sequence of evaporites in Iran
Oman Basin. The Hormuz Formation is known from a wide area of the Zagros Mountains and around and beneath the Persian Gulf. Two main depositional basins
Hormuz_Formation
Ancient city in Iran
Susa (/ˈsuːsə/ SOO-sə) was an ancient city in the lower Zagros Mountains about 250 km (160 mi) east of the Tigris, between the Karkheh and Dez Rivers in
Susa
Western region of Asia
between the Pontus Mountains and Taurus Mountains in Turkey. Mount Ararat in Turkey rises to 5,137 m (16,854 ft). The Zagros Mountains are located in Iran
West_Asia
Ice Age-era river now submerged by the Persian Gulf
west by the Arabian Peninsula, the east (where it was deepest) by the Zagros Mountains and to the north by the Mesopotamian flood plain. From the north, where
Ur_Schatt
Ancient settlement mound
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Tell_(archaeology)
Ancient city in Iran
Malyan, was an Elamite and ancient Persian city. It was located in the Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran, approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of
Anshan_(Persia)
Mountain range in Oman and the UAE
Hajar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحَجَر, romanized: Jibāl al-Ḥajar, The Rocky Mountains or The Stone Mountains) are one of the highest mountain ranges
Hajar_Mountains
Millennium between 9000 BC and 8001 BC
the Neolithic with evidence of agriculture across the Levant to the Zagros Mountains in modern-day Iran. The key characteristic of the Neolithic is agricultural
9th_millennium_BC
Ancient pre-Iranian civilization between 3200 and 539 BC
The Kassites were also a language isolate speaking people from the Zagros Mountains who had taken Babylonia shortly after its sacking by the Hittite Empire
Elam
Archaeological site in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Province in north-western Iran and lies in the north-western part of the Zagros Mountains. The site was excavated between 1958 and 1968 by archaeologists from
Hajji_Firuz_Tepe
Province of Iran
Khorramabad. Lorestan is in the western part of the country in the Zagros Mountains and covers an area of 28,392 km2. In 2014 it was placed in Region 4
Lorestan_province
Prehistoric period of Mesopotamia
available in Mesopotamia and could be sourced from outcrops in the mountains of Zagros and Jebel Sinjar, from limestone and river terraces in northern Mesopotamia
Ubaid_period
Religious practices of Babylonia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Babylonian_religion
Natural disaster in Iran
earthquake occurred, the Zagros Mountains, is seismically active due to ongoing tectonic convergence. As a result, the mountains hosts active faults and
1958_Firuzabad_earthquake
Species of salamander
salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is endemic to the southern Zagros Mountains in Iran where it is known from just four streams. Populations of this
Neurergus_kaiseri
be excavated in its entirety. The site lies in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains in the Hamrin region, east of the Diyala River and 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast
Tell_Abada
Ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire
is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros Mountains, Fars province of Iran. It is one of the key Iranian cultural heritage
Persepolis
Type of geologic intrusion
preexisting hydrocarbons. There are many salt domes and salt glaciers in the Zagros mountains, formed by the collision of two tectonic plates, the Eurasian Plate
Diapir
Crescent. While the northern "hilly flanks"—encompassing the Zagros and Taurus mountains—saw the earliest domestication of plants and animals, the subsequent
History_of_Sumer
Desert in West Asia
Syrian Desert Taurus Mountains Tigris–Euphrates river system Euphrates Tigris Zagros Mountains Hamrin Mountains Sinjar Mountains Ancient Fertile Crescent
Syrian_desert
Species of oak tree
(covering more than 50% of the Zagros Mountains forest steppe ecoregion) is the most important tree species of the Zagros Mountains in Iran. It grows in soils
Quercus_brantii
Species of flowering plant
species of oak. It is a tree endemic to Iran. It is native to the Zagros Mountains. The type specimen was collected in forests of Meleh Galeh southwest
Quercus_saei
Type of conflict
and their valuable resources. King Meskiaggasher fought wars in the Zagros Mountains for timber, metal, and stone, while Sumerian myths recording wars against
Warfare_in_Sumer
Sub-range in the central Zagros Mountains, Iran
بختیاری, lit. 'Bakhtiari Yellow Mountain', alternatively Zardkuh or Zarduh Kuh), is a sub-range in the central Zagros Mountains, Iran. With an elevation of
Zard-Kuh
River in Iran
Fars province of Iran. The sources of the river are mostly in the Zagros Mountains near Mount Dena. It flows into the Bakhtegan Lake, which is a salt
Kor_River
Lake in Iran
Lake Zarivār (Persian: زریوار), is a lake in the Zagros Mountains, within Kurdistan province of western Iran. It is vital to the local economy for tourism
Zarivar_Lake
City in Isfahan province, Iran
the plain of the Zayandeh River and the foothills of the Zagros Mountains. The nearest mountain is Mount Soffeh, just south of the city. An artificial network
Isfahan
Second period of Assyrian history
the city was a hub in a large trading network that spanned from the Zagros Mountains in the east to central Anatolia in the west. During their time as prominent
Old_Assyrian_period
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Parvateshwar | பரà¯à®µà®¤à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°
God of mountains, Himalaya
Parvateshwar | பரà¯à®µà®¤à¯‡à®·à¯à®µà®°
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Allender.Respelling of German Elender, a nickname for a stranger or newcomer, from Middle High German ellende ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, or a habitational name for someone from any of twenty places named Elend, denoting a remote settlement, as for example in the Harz Mountains or in Carinthia, Austria.
Surname or Lastname
Cornish
Cornish : topographic name for someone who lived near a stone cross set up by the roadside or in a marketplace, Cornish crous (Latin crux, crucis). Compare Cross.English : nickname for a large or fat man, from Old French gros, ‘big’, ‘fat’ (see Gros).
Male
Greek
(ἌδÏαστος) Greek name ADRASTOS means "inescapable" or "not running away." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Argos.
Girl/Female
Tamil
One belonging to the mountains, Another name for Paarvati, * * *
Male
Greek
(ἈκÏίσιος) Greek name probably derived from the word akris, AKRISIOS means "locust." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Argos, the grandfather of Perseus.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shailendra | ஷைலேநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
King of mountains, Himalaya
Shailendra | ஷைலேநà¯à®¤à¯à®°
Boy/Male
African, Australian
Joy
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Vigilant Guardian; Shining
Male
Greek
(Πανόπτης) Greek name PANOPTES means "all-eyed." In mythology, this is an epithet of the giant Argos.
Girl/Female
Latin
From Argos.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of mountains
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of mountains
Boy/Male
Greek
All seeing.
Boy/Male
Norse
From the river's mouth.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shailender | ஷைலேநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®°
King of mountains, Himalaya
Shailender | ஷைலேநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®°
Female
Greek
(Άγνη) Greek name derived from the word hagnos, HAGNE means "chaste; holy."Â
Male
Greek
(ΆÏγος) Greek name derived from the word argos, ARGOS means "bright, shining" and "swift." In mythology, this is the name of a giant who had a hundred eyes that were transferred to the peacock's tail after his death. This was also the name of Ulysses' dog who waited ten years for his return from the Trojan War.Â
Male
Hebrew
(×ַגְרï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name AGRON means "correspondence" or "vocabulary."
Female
English
English name derived from the name of the Italian island of Capri. The Latin name for Capri is Capreæ, CAPRINA means "goats." But the Greeks were the first to populate the island. Latin Capreæ may be a derivative of Greek kapros, meaning "wild boar."
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a.
Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Aegean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.
n.
A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidae; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout.
pl.
of Zero
n.
One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps; a foreigner.
n.
A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to Grecian or Greek.
n.
A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years.
n.
A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.
a.
Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.
pl.
of Agio
n.
The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.
pl.
of Zambo
a.
Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.
superl.
Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
pl.
of Dago
n.
A native or inhabitant of Paros.
a.
Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.
n.
The Pagrus, / Chrysophrys, auratus, a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); -- called also giltpoll.
n.
A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.
n.
A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.