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Shinar
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English
Etymology
From en he שנער shin'ár.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/
Proper noun
en biblical The southern region of Mesopotamia.
Genesis 11 2 And it came to passe as they iourneyed from the East, that they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid 2022-04-11 w:Jonathan Haidt In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar. https://web.archive.org/web/20260921022954/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ 21 September 2026
Translations
region of Mesopotamia
Arabic: ar شِنْعَار f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 示拿
French: fr Schinear m, fr Shinear m
Hindi: hi शिनार
Polish: pl Szinear m
Portuguese: pt Sinar
Spanish: es Sínar
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